Fiat Chrysler said it’s not aware of any real-world unauthorized remote hack into any of its vehicles. (Photo: Mike Von Bergen/Shutterstock)

(Bloomberg) — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is offering a software patch to close a loophole that let two hackers take control of a moving Jeep sport utility vehicle in an incident spotlighting the vulnerability of connected autos.

The company responded a day after Wired magazine published a story about the software programmers who were able to take over a Jeep Cherokee while it was being driven on a Missouri highway. Fiat Chrysler said in a statement Tuesday that it’s not aware of any real-world unauthorized remote hack into any of its vehicles.

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