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High-end racing bikes are now vulnerable to hacking

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Wireless gear-shifting systems are meant to give riders better control of their bikes.

But they could be vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks that could undermine popular races like the Tour de France .

Researchers are working with Shimano to patch the vulnerabilities, UC San Diego says.

Shimano has already started using some of their suggested countermeasures, the researchers say.

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