Protecting Connected Cars Combating Software Hacks

Professors and graduate students from the College of Engineering share basic techniques to protect electric vehicles from hacking. 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. A new study shows automotive software is as vulnerable to malicious hackers as the average PC. Most people don't realize a typical fleet ... 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. A hacking technique---what the security industry calls a zero-day exploit---that can target Jeep Cherokees and give the attacker wireless control, via the ... Auto dealerships face new challenges in the face of new legislation and an increase in cyberattacks. How can the industry adapt? Automotive hacking is the exploitation of vulnerabilities within the software, hardware, and communication systems of automobiles. CDK Global shut down systems after two cyberattacks Wednesday. Restorations have begun, but some auto dealers have reported impacts on ... 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 ...