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>> well, there's a vulnerability that they discovered in the head unit, this computer that's in the dashboard of 471,000 chrysler vehicles. the computer is called u-connect. because of this vulnerability, they can use its cellular connection to the internet to take control of that computer and pivot from there inside the car's network to attack steering, brakes and transmission. >> how did chrysler respond to this? >> chrysler -- these two hackers have been working with chrysler for nine months already. and chrysler has released a patch. everybody should know if they have this u connect comput...

Really i've actually just the other day doing a test with charlie, i live in pittsburgh pennsylvania and he lives in st. louis, missouri. i hacked the jeep from there. it's nationwide. we think potentially north america. >> that's really the scary part. you guys targets this vulnerability in the jeep. does every car have this same vulnerability? >> no. we targeted the system called u-connect which we know chrysler group uses. maybe other car manufacturers use it, too. we don't know. additionally it's on sprint's cell network. that's another stipulation of this. it's limited to these cars that ...