Security News > 2020 > November > Cybercriminals Batter Automakers With Ransomware, IP Theft Cyberattacks

Cybercriminals are recognizing that the data that automotive companies have to offer - from customer and employee personal identifiable information to financial data - is invaluable.

Paul Prudhomme, cyber-threat intelligence analyst at IntSights, warned in new Thursday research that automotive cyberattacks are on the rise - whether they're aimed at intellectual property theft or bent on delivering ransomware.

We've seen a number of car manufacturers and car dealerships that have been hit with ransomware attacks.

In June of this year, Honda had a experienced a ransomware attack in Japan with the version of the Snake ransomware, also known as EKANS ransomware.

Let's say in terms of the audacity, there was an attempted ransomware attack on Tesla, that came to light earlier this year that they had, this group of Russian ransomware operators approached a Russian who was working at Tesla.

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