Security News

As car manufacturers focus on connectivity, hackers begin to exploit flaws
2019-10-18 04:30

Car manufacturers offer more software features to consumers than ever before, and increasingly popular autonomous vehicles that require integrated software introduce security vulnerabilities....

GPS tracker from stalked woman’s car led to indictment of 20 mobsters
2019-10-08 11:14

Girlfriend found it, girlfriend popped it onto a city bus, gadget got found, multiyear investigation got launched, 20 got indicted.

Car Dealer Marketing Firm Exposed 198 Million Data Records
2019-09-13 18:23

A publicly accessible, unprotected database belonging to car dealership marketing firm Dealer Leads was found to expose 198 million records, including personally identifiable information, Security...

198 Million Car-Buyer Records Exposed Online for All to See
2019-09-11 14:37

An Elastica DB belonging to Dealer Leads exposed a raft of information collected by "research" websites aimed at prospective car buyers.

Self-driving car service open sources new tool for securing firmware
2019-08-07 18:16

FwAnalyzer provides continuous automated analysis of firmware images.

Connected Cars Could be a Threat to National Security, Group Claims
2019-08-05 15:44

Attack on Connected Cars Could Could Kill Thousands, Advocacy Group Claims read more

Another Attack Against Driverless Cars
2019-07-31 11:46

In this piece of research, attackers successfully attack a driverless car system -- Renault Captur's "Level 0" autopilot (Level 0 systems advise human drivers but do not directly operate cars) --...

Cyberattacks on connected cars could gridlock entire cities
2019-07-31 10:40

It would require taking over and stranding 20% of a city's cars to freeze traffic, and only 10% to impede ambulances, physicists calculate.

Thales and Tata communication bringing secure connectivity to the cars with Korea Telecom
2019-07-15 01:45

Thales, a global leader in digital security, announces with Tata communication and Korea Telecom a new cooperation for the development of the car industry. While bringing more connectivity to the...

Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Cars
2019-07-05 21:04

Jalopnik asks the important question: "If squids ruled the earth, what would their cars be like?" As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I...