US Supreme Court allows Jeep hacking lawsuit to move forward. Owners want to sue for damages due to cybersecurity risk even though they weren't attacked. devdiscourse.com/article/law-or…
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"[Judge] Reagan certified classes of consumers for claims of fraudulent concealment, unjust enrichment and violation of various state and federal consumer protection laws and scheduled a jury trial for March 2019."
"The plaintiffs allege that both companies have known about the defects for years, saying cyber security researchers revealed the vulnerabilities as early as 2011."
So researchers notifying a company that they have a product vulnerability may create a liability for the company.
So researchers notifying a company that they have a product vulnerability may create a liability for the company.
Fiat Chrysler defense is "we fixed it". But how long it takes to be fixed should matter. In this case the plaintiffs allege it was 4 years. Consumers often only find out about the risk after the fix is made available.
