A serious weak point in vehicle security enables hackers to remotely control a vehicle, according to researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). The team demonstrated the vulnerability on a Corvette by turning on the windshield wipers, applying the brakes, or even disable them at low speed. The flaw involves the small black dongles that are connected to the onboard diagnostic ports of vehicles to enable insurance companies and fleet operators to track them and collect data such as fuel efficiency and miles driven. The researchers found the dongles could be hacked by sending them short-message-service text messages, which relay commands to the car's internal systems. "We acquired some of these things, reverse-engineered them, and along the way found that they had a whole bunch of security deficiencies," says UCSD professor Stefan Savage. To read further, please visit http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/aug/12/hack-car-brakes-sms-text.