The Central Intelligence Agency may be sharpening its car-hacking skills in efforts to carry out ?nearly undetectable assassinations.?
That?s the alarming conclusion reached by WikiLeaks, the multinational nonprofit that advocates for the disclosure of government secrets. The organization published nearly 9000 documents earlier this week that are believed to have originated from America?s top intelligence agency.
Among the disclosures were meeting notes taken in October 2014 that listed ?vehicle systems? as ?potential mission areas? for the agency. One item mentioned QNX, a Canadian company that makes software and embedded systems for millions of vehicles.
Details remain scant. The CIA has neither confirmed nor denied the authenticity of the documents, and QNX did not return a request for comment. Nonetheless, a WikiLeaks analysis makes a leap or two to lay out the prospect that CIA operatives are targeting adversaries via holes in automotive cybersecurity holes, leaving nary a trace.
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?Let?s not be cavalier about our inability to detect and respond to failures.? ? Joshua Corman, Atlantic Council

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This has led to a smattering of frightening headlines in recent days, but the revelation should come as no surprise. Cyber researchers have warned for seven years now that cars contain vulnerabilities that allow hackers to commandeer control and tamper with steering, speed and brakes.
In an age when cyber breaches cost major corporations billions and hackers meddle in el...