File this under "It was bound to happen"

A friend shared a link today to an Engadget article that shows how a hacker can take advantage of the massive amount of computer controlled components in your automobile.

This just underscores a broader issue around system security that automobile manufacturers have decided to ignore.  Security, even physical security, needs to be planned into a system not as an afterthought but as a part of system design in the beginning.

I'm sure some sitcom or movie in the near future will have a good scare scene related to this news.

-Kris