Automotive

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) announced on 7 October it will begin the phased restart of its manufacturing operations following a cyber-attack that completely halted global production last month.  Separately, the company said it was launching a financing s

The automotive industry stands at a cybersecurity crossroads.  Connected cars have evolved from mechanical transportation into software-defined computers on wheels, creating unprecedented convenience alongside equally unprecedented risk.  Modern vehi

The automotive sector, once defined by mechanical innovation, now operates in a digital ecosystem riddled with cybersecurity vulnerabilities.  From 2023 to 2025, the industry has witnessed a seismic shift in the scale and sophistication of cyber thre

Think your shiny new electric vehicle keeps your secrets safe?  Think again.  Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently proved that the innocent-looking battery gauge on your dashboard can betray your personal details to a

The websites of over 100 car dealerships were found serving malicious ClickFix code after a third-party domain was compromised in a supply chain attack.  As part of the compromise, a threat actor infected LES Automotive, a shared video service unique

Back in the 1970’s there was a commercial that said, “Is it Live, or Memorex.”  Fast forward 50 years and AI.  Artificial intelligence has made fake IDs nearly undetectable, pushing dealers toward biometric verification for security.  Credible identi

Upstream Security’s 2025 Automotive & Smart Mobility Cybersecurity Report revealed a sharp increase in cyber threats within the automotive industry in 2024.  Despite regulatory scrutiny, cybercriminals are evolving faster than the industry can respon

Chinese car brands are gaining an increasing stronghold on Britain's car market - but older drivers remain skeptical over concerns about privacy risk, market research says. Registrations figures for 2024 show a 14% increase in sales of models from th

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