Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV offers up to US $ 1,500 a kind hackers to find potential errors and vulnerabilities in the software of their vehicles, in a program operated by a company cybersecurity financed crowfunding.
the unit FCA US manufacturer is working with Bugcrowd that has a network of 32,000 researchers worldwide. who identify potential security threats gain rewards of between US $ 150 and $ 1,500, depending on the severity of the vulnerability and the number of people affected, said Fiat Chrysler in a statement Wednesday.
“Using software basically by its very nature, means you will spot vulnerabilities at some point and is a problem that all organizations share “Casey said in an interview Ellis, founder and head of Bugcrowd. “What matters in these cases is who will find those vulnerabilities first.”
Fiat Chrysler said it was the first automaker to offer rewards in a program of “bug hunting”. The vulnerability of connected cars was highlighted last year when hackers took control of a sports utility vehicle brand Jeep moving. After that incident, Fiat Chrysler withdrew 1.4 million cars and trucks equipped with radios that were vulnerable to attack by hackers, a milestone in the industry.
Houston Theft
This month, Houston police said thieves used laptops to steal a Jeep Wrangler from 2010 to enter the electronic ignition system of the vehicle. The Wall Street Journal reported that police said the same method was used in stealing four latest models of Wranglers and Cherokees in Texas City. In those incidents, the thieves used the same software used to program keys electronic ignition system concessional instead of “hacking” a system vulnerability.
“No cyberattacks involved,” said Titus Melnyk , superior security architecture of FCA US executive. “This is like a locksmith who is breaking the rules.”
The program will focus on Bugcrowd software errors, but Fiat Chrysler does not want to limit the problems can be reported. All relevant material reported to Bugcrowd will be notified to the automotive and the program could be adjusted based on the findings of researchers.
The program is focused on vehicles connected by 3G Fiat Chrysler, including systems in them, external services and applications that interact with them.
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