Car dealership office. (Fahroni, iStock/Getty Images Plus) CDK hack shows SEC disclosure standards are unsettled The early application of the regulatory agency’s new cybersecurity reporting rules reveal that materiality is in the eye of the beholder. Jul 16, 2024 By Tim Starks
(Getty Images) FCC looks to limit how domestic violence abusers use connected cars The agency is aiming to limit how abusers can use connected vehicle software to harass survivors. Apr 9, 2024 By Christian Vasquez
Aerial view southwest of new car and van import park storage by C RO ltd in Purfleet RM19 Essex UK Dangerous vulnerability in fleet management software seemingly ignored by vendor Researchers say Digital Communications Technologies has not addressed a bug impacting its Syrus4 IoT gateway, leaving open the possibility for vehicle fleets to be shut down. Dec 6, 2023 By Christian Vasquez
Getty Images Car hackers discover vulnerabilities that could let them hijack millions of vehicles Security researchers spent months diving into vehicles and found multiple vulnerabilities impacting everything from safety to personal data. Jan 6, 2023 By Christian Vasquez
The Denso exhibit at the 2018 North American International Auto Show on Jan. 16, 2018 in Detroit. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) Automotive parts maker Denso confirms cyberattack Denso said there was a breach related to its German operations. Mar 16, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley
A worker assembles a Toyota Motor Corp Crown vehicle on the production line of the company’s Motomachi factory on July 30, 2018 in Toyota, Japan. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images) Suspected cyberattack on parts supplier forces Toyota to shut down Japan plants Reports said the supplier, Kojima Industries Corp., was working to address an incident that blocked its network from communicating with Toyota's. Feb 28, 2022 By Joe Warminsky
Lindsey Turner/Flickr Nissan investigated source code exposure, says it plugged leak A misconfigured server appears to be responsible. Jan 6, 2021 By Tim Starks
Europol, the EU’s law enforcement agency, was in on the bust. (Europol) European police bust Polish gang suspected of hacking and stealing cars It's the latest evidence of how digitally connected cars open up new pathways for theft. Jul 22, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
Cybersecurity researchers said that malicious software samples associated with the incident suggested a ransomware attack had occurred at Honda. (Getty Images) Computer network ‘disruption’ forces Honda to cancel some production Honda IT personnel are still working the incident. Outside analysts suspect ransomware. Jun 9, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(Wikimedia Commons) ‘Small stickers’ were enough to trick a Tesla’s autopilot to drive into the wrong lane By placing three stickers over road markings, researchers caused the Tesla to move to the wrong side of the road. Apr 1, 2019 By Jeff Stone