Car Hacking Risk Could Extend Beyond Fiat Chrysler: NTSB Chief - NBCNews.com

WASHINGTON -- The cybersecurity issues that led Fiat Chrysler to recall 1. 4 million vehicles this month could pose a problem for cars and trucks from other automakers, the top U. S. auto safety regulator said on Friday. Mark Rosekind, who heads the National Transportation Safety Administration, said his watchdog agency is trying to determine how many car makers received wireless components from the same company that supplied Fiat Chrysler. "A lot of our work now is trying to find out how broad the vulnerability could be. ". In the first action of its kind for the auto industry, Fiat Chrysler last week announced the recall of 1. 4 million U. S. vehicles to install software to prevent... The announcement followed reports that cybersecurity researchers had used a wireless connection to turn off a Jeep Cherokee's engine as it drove , increasing concerns about the safety of Internet-enabled vehicles. The researchers used Fiat Chrysler's telematics system to break into a volunteer's Cherokee being driven on the highway and issue commands to the engine, steering and brakes. Related: Chrysler Recalls 1. 4 Million Cars After Remote Hacking of Jeep. NHTSA has been in contact with the Jeep Cherokee researchers and hopes to learn more not only about their work but how serious a reaction they have seen from the auto industry. Source: www.nbcnews.com