Cop Block

A device that allows law enforcement officers to shut down the engine of a suspect's car or truck. (Read the full article)

"See also this interesting 2010 paper Experimental Security Analysis of a Modern Automobile [http://www.autosec.org/pubs/cars-oakland2010.pdf]: "We demonstrate that an attacker who is able to infiltrate virtually any Electronic Control Unit (ECU) can leverage this ability to completely circumvent a broad array of safety-critical systems. Over a range of experiments, both in the lab and in road tests, we demonstrate the ability to adversarially control a wide range of automotive functions and completely ignore driver input— including disabling the brakes, selectively braking individual wheels on demand, stopping the engine, and so on.""
(Bill Christensen 6/25/2013 9:28:06 AM )

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