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Hackers can crash your car, cyber security expert warns
by Phil Miller in Cheltenham
BAE Systems Applied Intelligence demonstrates how to wire tap a conversation

HACKERS can remotely switch off a car engine and cause drivers to swerve, a cyber security expert has warned.

Professor Mark West from tech firm Roke made the stark warning to hundreds of cyber industry insiders at the quarterly Cynam event on Thursday night in Cheltenham.

The sold-out conference took place a stone’s throw from GCHQ, the government’s eavesdropping hub.

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