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J2497 cybersecurity vulnerability threatens trailer brake systems

Apr 20, 2025 | Articles

CCJ Staff

The J2497 is the Power Line Carrier Communications for Commercial Vehicles and successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow a nearby attacker to activate or disable a trailers brakes. There are so many sensors and computing power on a truck, you’d think the tractor would be the focus of a cyberattack, but the trailer is more likely to be the initial actual target.

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