Securing Connected Cars Addressing Software Vulnerabilities

A pair of cyberattacks targeting software company CDK Global has hobbled about 15,000 dealerships in Canada and the U.S. · The company's dealer ... A cyberattack on CDK has led car dealerships across the country to cease operations. What we know so far about the attack with impacts ... CDK Global, a vital software provider, was hit by a hack two weeks ago — impacting much of the car-selling industry in the U.S.. Researchers found a flaw in a Kia web portal that let them track millions of cars, unlock doors, and start engines at will. Software provider CDK Global was hacked, leaving dealership customers to wonder if they will get service and if their data was stolen. CDK Global, a major software provider to auto dealerships in the US, has been hacked, forcing the company to shut down most of its systems temporarily. With the amount of smart technology that automobiles come equipped with these days, the idea of car hacking is not science fiction anymore. A leading software provider to U.S. car dealerships has shut down most of its systems “out of an abundance of caution" after a cyberattack. Terry, indeed, it is true. On July 21, 2015, two cyber security and hacking experts (I guess you have to be one to be the other) hijacked a late model Jeep ... Two US security researchers have revealed how they hacked the computer system inside two popular models of car.