Cybersecurity for Cars Countering Software Vulnerabilities

Connected cars are great, until they're not. · There were at least 150 automotive cybersecurity incidents in 2019, part of a 94 percent year-over ... Connected cars are a lucrative target for hackers. Such cars have bult-in internet connectivity, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth interfaces, and they are equipped with ... As vehicles become increasingly integrated with software and networks, they also become more vulnerable to cyberattacks. No real security on the Internet -- even the military is under daily assault - says the man the Defense Department hired to make the web ... The car sales industry in North America ground to a halt in mid-June after sophisticated cybercriminals took down CDK Global, the software ... CDK Global shut down systems after two cyberattacks Wednesday. Restorations have begun, but some auto dealers have reported impacts on ... About 15,000 North American dealerships were affected by two separate cyberattacks by a hacking group called BlackSuit. Another cyber attack on the software used by thousands of auto dealerships is affecting CDK Global. CarHacking.Tools is a scripts collection of scripts to help jump start car research (and hacking?). All the scripts are designed and update to run on Ubuntu 20 ... Car hacking is a nightmare, and it's easier than you might think. It's time for auto makers to improve vehicle cybersecurity with some common-sense ...