Automotive

Imagine a world where every car dealership in the country sells the same bland, featureless sedan.  No variety, no personality, just four wheels, a steering wheel, and a shrug-worthy lack of innovation.  That’s what one-size-fits-all cybersecurity lo

Qualcomm has historically been quiet about its automotive aspirations, preferring to focus attention on its Snapdragon mobile and laptop processor offerings.  That might be changing.  The company flew TechCrunch to its Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit on M

In today’s world, cars are not just machines that take us from one place to another. They have transformed computers into wheels, packed with technology for navigation, entertainment, and safety. However, this technology also comes with a dark side:

A hack into software maker CDK Global has disrupted operations at auto dealerships across the US, the latest in a series of hacks where ransom-demanding cybercriminals target big companies by breaching behind-the-scenes software suppliers.  CDK makes

The revelation earlier this year that General Motors had been selling driver behavior patterns to data brokers, who in turn packaged and resold it to insurers, has led at least one of two major data brokers to shut down its related product.  That dat

The US Federal Trade Commission recently sent out a blog warning car companies about sharing automobile collected data.  Who thought your car would be gathering information about you?  Personal data is being collected every second, even in your vehic

As automotive engineering progresses and moves away from traditional mechanism, the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) is not just a futuristic possibility; it is increasingly becoming a reality.  These technologies

With the automotive industry facing an unprecedented surge in loan fraud, dealerships are finding themselves at the front lines of a growing battle against sophisticated crime syndicates.  In the early months of 2023, the creation of manufactured ide

As we enter the age of the software-defined automobile, especially those with electric drivetrains, we’re facing unprecedented risk from cyberattacks, say a wide coterie of experts. According to the Israel-based Upstream firm, from 2019 to 2023 discl

A Houston woman is going to prison for her role in an elaborate scheme that included hundreds of thousands of fake paper license plates.  Leidy Hernandez Lopez, 43, pleaded guilty to buying and selling fraudulent Texas-issued temporary buyer tags for

Picture driving down the highway in your brand-new car when suddenly your brakes slam, your engine turns off and your doors lock.  What the heck is going on?  After you recover from hitting your head on the steering wheel, you think, “all I wanted wa

With hundreds of thousands of dollars on the line at the Pwn2Own Hacking Competition, a group of hackers from Synacktiv, an offensive security company, had quite the incentive to display the cybersecurity weaknesses of Tesla's Model 3.  Tesla, a comp

Auto dealers across the US are facing the highest vehicle theft rates in history and many are turning to AI security technology to stop these escalating attacks before more losses are incurred.

Auto theft is rising and nationwide surpassed one millio

Tesla has been hacked at the Pwn2Own hacking event, and the hacking group has
taken home a Tesla Model 3 and $100,000.

As electric vehicles and their significant amount of integrated software have become more common in everyday life, the security aro

Buying a used car has always been somewhat of a gamble.  Things are much better than in the past, but sketchy dealers are still out there and prey on unsuspecting buyers.  In the old days, rolling back the odometer was relatively easy.  Laws were the

With ever escalating cyber-attacks, it is essential for auto retailers to protect their dealerships and customer data.  According to CDK Global's State of Cybersecurity e-book, less than 50% of dealers are adequately prepared to meet the US Federal T

The Japanese auto company Nissan has sent out breach notification letters to thousands of customers to inform them of a leak of personal information (pii) through a third-party vendor.  The car company said it was notified on 21 June 2022 that names,

Red Sky Alliance has often reported on auto dealerships in the past.  Many dealerships were woefully unprepared for cyber-attacks, especially with car sales during Covid.  So, this news is a huge step in the right direction. The Reynolds and Reynolds

Last week, we reported an alleged cyber-attack on Italian automaker Ferrari.  Well, high end automaker has confirmed the leak of some internal documents but did not say how it happened.  On 10 October, RansomEXX, a ransomware-as-a-service operator, c