Lexus Talks To A Blog To Squash Virus Rumors
By Steve Rubel
Expert Author
Article Date: 2005-02-18
ZDNet reports that car maker Lexus denied that the Cabir wireless worm poses a risk to the Bluetooth-capable navigation systems featured in some of its vehicles ...
... via a post on the F-Secure weblog. F-Secure is an antivirus company.
ZDNet: "Car maker Lexus has denied that the Cabir wireless worm poses a risk to the Bluetooth-capable navigation systems featured in some of its vehicles.
Antivirus software maker F-Secure on Thursday published on its blog excerpts from a statement it received from Lexus disputing the rumoured vulnerability in its luxury cars and SUVs.
The denial addressed concerns related to a report by security software maker Kaspersky Labs in January that it was investigating the possibility that Lexus cars could be infected by viruses. Kaspersky says that no cars actually were infected and that the customer that had spurred the inquiry was merely interested in finding out whether the Bluetooth interface built into some models' GPS systems could be vulnerable."
About the Author:
Steve Rubel is a PR strategist with nearly 16 years of public relations, marketing, journalism and communications experience. He currently serves as a Senior Vice President with Edelman, the largest independent global PR firm.
He authors the Micro Persuasion weblog, which tracks how blogs and participatory journalism are changing the public relations practice.
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