01/20/2020

US Automakers Were Leading Targets for Hackers in 2018: FBI

Source: Fleet Management Weekly

As automakers push for connected vehicles that retain customer data, a recent FBI report claims the U.S. auto industry was one of the leading targets for malicious hackers in 2018, making cybersecurity more important than ever. 

Hackers have repeatedly and successfully compromised the computer systems using “brute force” attacks, gaining access to unsuspecting email lists and even initiating fraudulent wire transfers.

Wireless connectivity features aren’t necessarily new to the automobile as they’ve been around in one way or another since the 1990s. But as cars now come with cellular network-based WiFi hotspots, satellite connections, and other wireless data infrastructure such as V2X communication, it also opens the door for malicious attacks.

Read the article at The Drive.