Security News

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...

Chinese Hackers Find Over a Dozen Vulnerabilities in BMW Cars
2018-05-23 07:03

Chinese security researchers have discovered more than a dozen vulnerabilities in the onboard compute units of BMW cars, some of which can be exploited remotely to compromise a vehicle. The...

Signal bugs, car hack antics, the Adobe flaw you may have missed, and much more
2018-05-19 08:29

EFF wins another privacy battle, ICE chips off AI spy plan Roundup Here's your guide to this week's infosec news beyond what we've already covered.…

Uber car software detected woman before fatal crash but failed to stop
2018-05-09 10:34

Uber has reportedly discovered that the fatal crash was likely caused by a software bug in its self-driving car technology.

Regulus Cyber Aims to Secure Cars, Robots With $6.3 Million Funding
2018-05-02 15:01

Regulus Cyber emerged from stealth mode this week with $6.3 million in funding and a solution designed to protect sensors, communications and data in autonomous cars and trucks, robots and drones....

Volkswagen and Audi car infotainment systems hacked remotely
2018-05-02 13:15

Researchers found a way into both cars through the Wi-Fi interface.

Volkswagen Cars Open To Remote Hacking, Researchers Warn
2018-05-01 20:19

Vulnerable in-vehicle infotainment systems have left some Volkswagen cars open to remote hacking, researchers warn.