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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 respond, increasing the gap between regulatory measures and the skills of hackers.

In 2024, cybersecurity incidents surged to 409, which is up from 295 in 2023.  The report highlighted that the rising number of ransomware cyberattacks is one of the most si

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 disclosed cybersecurity incidents in the automotive and mobility space increased by more than 50%, with 295 such occurrences in 2023.  Some 64% of these attacks were executed by “bad hat actors” with malevolent intent, the report said. And 65% of deep and

Due to the energy and cost-of-living crisis, the cost of charging an electric vehicle is now almost as much as the equivalent cost for petrol/gasoline.   In the UK, the cost of charging at a Pay-As-You-Go rapid charger has increased 42% since May, according to RAC reports (UK’s Report on Motoring) this past week.[1]  This means drivers now pay 18p per mile to drive their electric vehicle, compared to 19p for petrol (gas) cars.[2]

The motoring group said the average price for using the chargers h

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act,[1] as passed by the US Congress in November 2021, authorizes $7.5 billion to help meet US President Joe Biden's goal of installing 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations by 2030.  Biden aims to have EVs represent half of all new vehicles being sold in the US by 2030.  But as the number of stations increases, the number of vulnerabilities does as well.

For the past several years, hackers have been busy targeting their cyber-attacks at electrical sys

Electric vehicles (EV) appear to be a vital part of the present (and future) state of the US auto market.  In the past, there has been EV hope and hype; now the rapid adoption of electric vehicles is finally here.  As an example, Tesla was only one month away from bankruptcy in the recent past and now is thriving.  In 2011, there were only 16,000 battery and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles on the road.  In mid-2021, that number had grown to over 2 million vehicles. In fact, auto executives expe