General Motors to pay $12.75 million over driver data sales
General Motors has agreed to a $12.75 million settlement with California over allegations that it unlawfully sold drivers’ location and behavioral data to brokers, …
Škoda confirms unauthorized access to its online shop
Car manufacturer Škoda discovered that attackers had exploited a vulnerability in its online shop software and gained temporary unauthorized access to the system. What …
Connected cars are racing ahead, but security is stuck in neutral
Connected cars are already on Europe’s roads, loaded with software, sensors, and constant data connections. Drivers love the features these vehicles bring, from remote apps to …
Securing vehicles as they become platforms for code and data
In this Help Net Security interview, Robert Knoblauch, CISO at Element Fleet Management, discusses how the rise of connected vehicles and digital operations is reshaping fleet …
GPS tracker detection made easy with off-the-shelf hardware
Cyberstalkers are increasingly turning to cheap GPS trackers to secretly monitor people in real time. These devices, which often cost less than $30 and run on 4G LTE networks, …
Autonomous vehicles can be tricked into erratic driving behavior
When a driverless car is in motion, one faulty decision by its collision-avoidance system can lead to disaster, but researchers at the University of California, Irvine have …
What is keeping automotive software developers up at night?
Perforce Software released the results of its annual State of Automotive Software Development survey conducted in partnership with Automotive IQ. Close to 600 automotive …
Automotive cybersecurity market to reach $5.1 billion by 2027
The global automotive cybersecurity market size is projected to grow from $2.1 billion in 2021 to $5.1 billion by 2027, at a CAGR of 20.3%, according to ResearchAndMarkets. …
Top automotive tech obstacles: Cybersecurity, software quality and functional safety
Molex announced the results of a global survey that examines the pace of innovation accelerating the development of next-generation vehicle architectures and driving …
Small business owners worried about the cybersecurity of their commercial vehicles
Small business owners are adding electric vehicles to their service fleets, a survey released by HSB reports, but they worry about cybersecurity when connecting them to public …
What is opening EV charging stations to cyberattacks?
As the number of electric cars on the road grows, so does the need for their electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and the internet-based managing systems within those …
Consumers worry about the cybersecurity of connected vehicles
U.S. motorists worry about the cybersecurity of their connected vehicles, according to a survey by HSB, part of Munich Re. Some even believe a hacker could confront them over …
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