2FA?
It is 2015. 2FA is now commonplace. Surely, admin for a car can be secured this way?
It helps that Fiat/Chrysler have at *least* hired the white hats - perhaps other car companies will be more proactive. Perhaps it is good PR? We'll see...
A general comment about the state of software security, is that there needs to be a better liability model regarding functional flaws. The statement "Hacking is criminal" says it all - the legality says little about the *probability* of something bad happening. Especially when non-local access is possible.
The sad state of the politics of today, says it all.
The prevailing cognitive dissonance that *you* can somehow have selective knowledge of a flaw in a software system that noone else can find - and exploit....
P.