{"id":279,"date":"2022-10-18T18:44:23","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T18:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autobuyersmarket.com\/news\/?p=279"},"modified":"2025-05-05T10:24:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T10:24:30","slug":"cyber-threats-growing-against-vehicles-as-technology-increases-its-automotive-presence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autobuyersmarket.com\/news\/2022\/10\/18\/cyber-threats-growing-against-vehicles-as-technology-increases-its-automotive-presence\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyber\u00a0Threats Growing Against Vehicles as Technology Increases Its Presence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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While the standard method of car theft \u2013 involving stealing a key or hotwiring an ignition \u2013 is still considered difficult, keyless cars are presenting an easier target in many regards, experts say. File photo: Virrage Images, Shutter Stock, licensed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

PALM BEACH, FL – As technology continues to take root in automobiles, a new and unexpected problem has been slowly emerging, and it\u2019s one that most people probably would never have expected: cyber threats, with new-age crooks actually able to hack their way into cars<\/a> in order to tamper with and even steal them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) recently busted up a hacking organization that specialized in hacking vehicles with keyless entry and startup systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident resulted in 31 arrests and over $1 million in assets seized, but it also highlighted the new vulnerabilities that today\u2019s car systems possess at the hands of tech-savvy hoodlums, according to a Europol statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The criminals targeted vehicles with keyless entry and start systems, exploiting the technology to get into the car and drive away,\u201d they said. \u201cA fraudulent tool, marketed as an automotive diagnostic solution, was used to replace the original software of the vehicles, allowing the doors to be opened and the ignition to be started without the actual key fob.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

While the standard method of car theft \u2013 involving stealing a key or hotwiring an ignition \u2013 is still considered difficult, keyless cars are presenting an easier target in many regards, experts say. But car theft isn\u2019t the only danger posed as vehicles edge closer and closer to becoming computers with wheels, as hackers have also been shown to have the ability to interfere with the functions of a car remotely in the right circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, in 2015 security researchers staged a demonstration where they were able to hack into a Jeep and remotely shut off the engine while it was driving along a highway. And as technology becomes more and more a part of modern vehicle development \u2013 along with the fact that government regulations have yet to sufficiently catch up with tech developments in the automotive industry \u2013 experts say that cyber threats against cars aren\u2019t likely to end soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, steps have been taken to address this issue; following the 2015 Jeep hack, the automotive industry has tightened up their security protocols, and last month the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration updated their guidance on vehicle cybersecurity. But despite these efforts, experts say that much more needs to be done in order to combat this rising problem as technology continues to become a larger and larger part of today\u2019s vehicles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PALM BEACH, FL – As technology continues to take root in automobiles, a new and unexpected problem has been slowly emerging, and it\u2019s one that most people probably would never have expected: cyber threats, with new-age crooks actually able to hack their way into cars in order to tamper with and even steal them. The European Union […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":280,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-market-updates","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t\n