attempt by hackers to breach control systems at a nuclear power plant. Cyber attackers manipulating control systems also caused damage to a blast furnace at a German steel mill.
Even so-called connected cars are vulnerable to attack. Israel ' s Karamba Security recently began selling anti-hacking software for such vehicles in Japan. The program screens and blocks unauthorized access to connected cars, in which outside actors may take over the engine or the steering wheel.
Japanese automakers are moving to adopt this software. David Barzilai, executive chairman at Karamba, points out that lives will be at risk if security against cyber attacks on autos is not up to speed. Last year in the U. S., Fiat Chrysler Automobiles was forced to announce a massive recall after the disclosure of a way to wirelessly hack and take over a Jeep.