Cybersecurity for Smart Cars Addressing Software Hacks

Another cyber attack on the software used by thousands of auto dealerships is affecting CDK Global. Someone looking to hack into your car probably isn't trying to steal from your bank account...but the results could be far more damaging. About 15,000 North American dealerships were affected by two separate cyberattacks by a hacking group called BlackSuit. A vulnerability in a piece of software could have allowed hackers to discover, unlock, and start any Kia vehicle built after 2013, experts have warned. CDK Global, a software firm serving car dealerships across the US that was roiled by a cyberattack last month, appears to have paid a $25 million ransom to the ... Car dealers continue to idle as software firm slowly recovers from massive cyber hack. By. Reuters. Published June 23, 2024, 1:57 p.m. ET. Comments. The rise of “smartphones on wheels” is ushering in cybersecurity risks that have never before existed on America's roads. A video posted by a Waymo passenger shows the autonomous car he rode in going in circles in an Arizona parking lot while he tried to get to ... CDK Global Inc., the software provider to roughly 15000 car dealerships across North America that was crippled by a hack nearly two weeks ... Many of the computers used in modern cars are made by different vendors, which makes them easier to hack.