Dated July 31, 2014, this article needs our attention. Ward Stanke says, "It looks pretty scary." http://www.macrumors.com/2014/07/31/usb-security-threat/ Read about the flaw that evades all known security measures used by a computer. This matter is to be discussed at a conference next week in Las Vegas. The Black Hat USA 2014 website is here: https://www.blackhat.com/us-14/
Hacker Conference Coming
"Hackers Reveal Nasty New Car Attacks -- " is how the title begins. The story is to appear in the August 12, 2013 issue of Forbes. See the article posted here http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/07/24/hackers-reveal-nasty-new-car-attacks-with-me-behind-the-wheel-video/
Using the car’s "OnStar-like cellular connection, Bluetooth bugs, a rogue Android app that synched with the car’s network from the driver’s smartphone or even a malicious audio file on a CD in the car’s stereo system" a lot of real trouble is possible. Read what's up as the Defcon hacker conference is coming in Las Vegas next month.