automotive

Porsche outage in Russia serves as a reminder of the risks in connected vehicle security

Hundreds of Porsche cars in Russia became undrivable due to a malfunction in their factory-installed satellite security system, owners say.…

2 months ago

PerfektBlue Bluetooth attack allows hacking infotainment systems of Mercedes, Volkswagen, and Skoda

Researchers found critical PerfektBlue flaws in OpenSynergy BlueSDK, allowing remote code execution to hack millions of vehicles' systems. Researchers at…

7 months ago

Mazda Connect flaws allow to hack some Mazda vehicles

Multiple vulnerabilities in the infotainment unit Mazda Connect could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code with root access. Trend Micro's…

1 year ago

Vietnam-linked Ocean Lotus hacked BMW and Hyundai networks

Alleged Vietnamese Ocean Lotus (APT32) hackers breached the networks of the car manufacturers BMW and Hyundai to steal automotive trade…

6 years ago

Cisco released 4CAN hardware tool to find flaws in automotive computers

Cisco has released a hardware tool, called 4CAN, developed to help researchers to discover vulnerabilities in automotive systems.  Computer systems…

6 years ago

Vulnerabilities in car alarm systems exposed 3 million cars to hack

Security experts at Pen Test Partners discovered several vulnerabilities in two smart car alarm systems put three million vehicles globally…

7 years ago

An unpatchable flaw in CAN protocol expose modern cars to hack

Experts discovered a flaw in CAN protocol that could be exploited by an attacker to disable safety systems of connected cars, including…

9 years ago

Flaws in the Bosch Drivelog Connector dongle could allow hackers to halt the engine

Security experts discovered vulnerabilities in the Bosch Drivelog Connector dongle that could be exploited by hackers to stop the engine.…

9 years ago

Doubts about a draft anti car hacking law

Doubts about a couple of draft anti car hacking laws, they could create serious problems with innocent drivers and cyber…

10 years ago

Hacking Tesla Model S, too much noise around a great research

Last week at the CeBIT the Lookout's Co-Founder and CTO Kevin Mahaffey talked about hacking Tesla Model S providing indications…

10 years ago

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