According to a post on a well-known hacker forum, Volvo Cars has experienced a new data breach, with stolen information allegedly being made available for sale. Anis Haboubi, a French cybersecurity expert, was the first to discover that a threat actor was seeking to sell data purportedly taken from Volvo Cars on a well-known hacking […]
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a security vulnerability that exposes cars from Honda, Nissan, Infiniti, and Acura to remote attacks through a connected vehicle service provided by SiriusXM. The issue could be exploited to unlock, start, locate, and honk any car in an unauthorized manner just by knowing the vehicle’s vehicle identification number (VIN), researcher Sam […]
In a coordinated operation on October 10 throughout the three nations, 31 people were detained. A total of 22 addresses were raided, and illicit assets worth over EUR 1 098 500 were recovered. The French authorities, working with their Spanish and Latvian counterparts, busted a car theft ring that utilized counterfeit software to steal automobiles […]
High-tech criminals are increasingly targeting push-start automobiles by hacking into key fobs, leaving many New Orleans car owners stranded according to WSDU news. The thief first waves a relay box at the victim’s house, which enhances the vehicle key signal in the house to another device held by the second criminal waiting beside the car. […]
Rolling-PWN attack vulnerability CVE-2021-46145 affecting all Honda cars models that exist from the year 2012 up to the year 2022. This vulnerability allows anyone to permanently open the car door or even start the car engine remotely. The Rolling-PWN bug is a critical vulnerability. Researchers found it in a vulnerable version of the rolling codes […]
Specialists from the security firm NCC Group developed a tool capable of deploying relay attacks against Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), which would allow bypassing any existing protection in the target system, authenticating without any problem. This technology is used in all kinds of products, including smartphones, laptops, access control systems, and even in Tesla Model […]
Hundreds of electric vehicle drivers on the Isle of Wight, England, were taken by surprise when screens at a local charging station began displaying pornographic content as a result of what appears to be a cyberattack against GeniePoint, the company that manages the affected charging point. According to a local report, screens at the charging […]
Cybersecurity specialists have found a variant of “replay attack” that would allow threat actors to unlock and even start some models of keyless cars manufactured by Honda and Acura from a nearby location. According to the report, the attack consists of hackers capturing radio frequency signals sent from an electronic key fob to the car, […]
The vulnerability can be exploited by attackers with physical access to the CPU to breach the security protocols and obtain sensitive information. Positive Technologies security researchers have identified a vulnerability in Intel CPUs, allowing an attacker with physical access to a device to gain enhanced privileges on the system. The vulnerability was discovered by Positive […]
A major vulnerability affecting older versions of BlackBerry’s QNX Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) could allow malicious actors to cripple and gain control of a variety of products, including cars, medical, and industrial equipment. The shortcoming (CVE-2021-22156, CVSS score: 9.0) is part of a broader collection of flaws, collectively dubbed BadAlloc, that was originally disclosed by […]
While analyzing vulnerabilities researchers were able to unlock Tesla Model X’s doors with a remote hack using a DJI Mavic 2 drone carrying a WIFI dongle. Wi-Fi-based hacking could be an issue of concern with automobiles we had never even thought about it. But two security researchers, Kunnamon, Inc.’s Ralf-Philipp Weinmann and Comsecuris GmbH’s Benedikt […]
As software becomes more important than ever, how can engaging the security industry make the road ahead less winding?
I recently wrote about why I think that the real Tesla Cybertruck Killer could be its towing range. Electric cars are plenty great at towing stuff, they’re more efficient than ICE vehicles as well. However, they have one Achilles heel that manufacturers need to fix before these trucks can be launched into the mainstream market. […]
It was only a few months ago, Elon Musk was predicting the arrival of autonomous Tesla cars, and here we are with thousands of self-driving vehicles on roads as we speak. But the system still needs to get past a number of challenges. One of the biggest ones appears to be the relation between humans […]
Despite being aware of the fact that electric cars are the future, many traditional vehicle drivers are still holding back actually to invest in one. One of the biggest reasons is the lengthy charging time ranging from 45 min to even up to 2 hours, depending upon the manufacturer. However, researchers claim to have come […]
Toyota, Fiat Chrysler, And Chevy, the automakers that constitute almost 30% of total vehicle sales in America, have decided to side with the Trump administration over emissions laws. The latest move came amidst a tussle between the State of California and the United States Federal government over emissions standards. California wants a stricter vehicle emissions […]
Audi took the cover off of four new electric cars in an effort to secure the company’s future for the upcoming digital age. The new electric cars include the 2020 Audi e-tron SUV, the upcoming Q4 e-tron electric SUV, the e-tron GT electric sports car and a mystery concept only known as PPE prototype. These […]
We recently informed you about the LA-based startup called Canoo and its plans to introduce an electric van with a Netflix-like ownership subscription. Well, another startup based in the UK is bringing its own unique twist on electric cars to make the switch to the greener side a little easier. The startup we’re talking about […]
A few months ago Tesla replaced the old 18650 battery pack with a bigger and better 2170 battery in its electric cars with high demand, like the Tesla Model 3. The older 18650 cells contain a combination of lithium-Nickle-Cobalt-Aluminium metals, while the newer 2170 battery contains Nickle-Manganese-Cobalt at a ratio of 8:1:1. The amount of nickel […]
Indian Transport minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday repeated his old statement regarding autonomous cars. He said that as long as he is in charge, driverless cars will not be allowed in India. The Union Transport minister has already said the same thing during his earlier term a year ago. The minister cited potential job losses […]
IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) awarded the post-June 2018-built Tesla Model 3 with its highest safety rating “Good” and Top Safety Pick +. The Insurance Institute was also tested pre-July 2018 and gave it almost a perfect safety rating as well except in the “headlight” department and in reducing the risk of “lower leg […]