Security News

Connected Car Apps Open Privacy Hole For Used Car Owners
2018-07-30 19:18

In a resale scenario, a previous owner could continue to have access to the online account – with all the new owner’s information stored within.

Shock Land Rover Discovery: Sellers could meddle with connected cars if not unbound
2018-07-27 12:05

Secondhand owners who didn't sell at JLR dealer can call us, says firm Both data and the online controls on "connected cars" from Jaguar Land Rover remain available to previous owners, according...

Car Sharing Apps Vulnerable to Hacker Attacks: Kaspersky
2018-07-25 16:20

Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have analyzed over a dozen mobile applications provided by car sharing companies and discovered serious security holes that can be exploited to obtain personal...

Ex-Apple engineer charged with stealing self-driving car secrets
2018-07-16 10:01

He was arrested on his way to China to start a job at autonomous vehicle start-up Xiaopeng Motors, Apple said in court documents.

FBI for the Apple guy: bloke stealing Cupertino car kit collared
2018-07-12 00:02

Engineer facing trade secrets theft rap for allegedly trying to defect with tech A former Apple engineer has been hit with federal trade secrets theft charges after trying to lift Cupertino's car...

Departing Apple Engineer Stole Autonomous Car Tech: FBI
2018-07-11 01:18

An ex-Apple engineer on Monday was charged with stealing secrets from a hush-hush self-driving car technology project days before he quit to go to a Chinese startup. Xiaolang Zhang was in custody...

Fraudster admits she was OPM dealer: Leaked US govt staff files used to bag cash, car loans
2018-06-19 00:16

Woman cops to using stolen records to open bank accounts A woman has fessed up to using people's personal information, leaked online from the US government's Office of Personnel Management...

California tests digital license plates. Is tracking cars next?
2018-05-30 11:56

Beyond potential police surveillance, the plates could be as susceptible to hacking as other wireless and IoT technologies.

Week in review: VPNFilter, hacking BMW cars, verifying data processing for privacy and GDPR
2018-05-28 14:28

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: The percentage of open source code in proprietary apps is rising The number of open source components in the codebase...

Researchers hack BMW cars, discover 14 vulnerabilities
2018-05-23 15:20

Keen Security Lab researchers have discovered fourteen vulnerabilities affecting a variety of BMW car models. The flaws could be exploited to gain local and remote access to infotainment (a.k.a...