The Coolest Hacks Of 2013

Take a look back at security researchers most extreme, creative, and just plain bizarre hacks this year.

Highway To Hell: Cars Get 0wned
There was plenty of nervous laughter at DEF CON this summer when renowned researchers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek showed how they were able to hack the electronics of the 2010 Toyota Prius and Ford Escape to override the cars smart steering, braking, acceleration, engine, and other features. The researchers, who had no experience with car electronics prior to their dismantling the dashboards and figuring out the cars networks,
released the tools they built
that allowed them to jerk the steering wheel out of the drivers control and to disable the brakes.
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