Submission + - Researcher:Hackers can cause traffic jams by manipulating real-time traffic data (pcworld.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Hackers can influence real-time traffic-flow-analysis systems to make people drive into traffic jams or to keep roads clear in areas where a lot of people use Google or Waze navigation systems, a German researcher demonstrated at BlackHat Europe.
“You don’t need special equipment for this and you can manipulate traffic data worldwide,” Jeske said.
“You don’t need special equipment for this and you can manipulate traffic data worldwide,” Jeske said.