Automotive radar systems

The ‎hacker‏ ‎group ‎«Handala» ‎claimed ‎responsibility ‎for‏ ‎hacking ‎the‏ ‎radar‏ ‎systems ‎of ‎an‏ ‎unspecified ‎target‏ ‎for ‎the ‎second ‎time.‏ ‎The‏ ‎group ‎warned‏ ‎that ‎the‏ ‎target ‎has ‎only ‎a ‎few‏ ‎hours‏ ‎to ‎repair‏ ‎the ‎systems‏ ‎and ‎suggested ‎running ‎away.

Engineers ‎have‏ ‎developed‏ ‎a‏ ‎hack ‎to‏ ‎make ‎automotive‏ ‎radar ‎systems‏ ‎«hallucinate»‏ ‎by ‎sending‏ ‎spoofed ‎signals ‎to ‎the ‎target’s‏ ‎radar. ‎The‏ ‎researchers‏ ‎demonstrated ‎the ‎hack‏ ‎on ‎real-world‏ ‎radar ‎systems ‎in ‎actual‏ ‎cars‏ ‎moving ‎at‏ ‎roadway ‎speeds.‏ ‎They ‎were ‎able ‎to ‎make‏ ‎the‏ ‎target ‎car‏ ‎perceive ‎another‏ ‎car ‎where ‎none ‎actually ‎existed,‏ ‎fool‏ ‎the‏ ‎target’s ‎radar‏ ‎into ‎thinking‏ ‎there ‎was‏ ‎no‏ ‎passing ‎car‏ ‎when ‎one ‎actually ‎did ‎exist,‏ ‎and ‎make‏ ‎it‏ ‎seem ‎as ‎though‏ ‎an ‎existing‏ ‎car ‎had ‎suddenly ‎changed‏ ‎course.

The‏ ‎research ‎made‏ ‎by ‎engineers‏ ‎was ‎officially ‎supported ‎by ‎various‏ ‎organizations,‏ ‎including ‎the‏ ‎Office ‎of‏ ‎Naval ‎Research, ‎the ‎Air ‎Force‏ ‎Office‏ ‎of‏ ‎Scientific ‎Research,‏ ‎and ‎the‏ ‎National ‎Science‏ ‎Foundation.