Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
While many people think of the local exploits car thieves commonly abuse to steal cars when they think of car hacking, more breaking research tends to be focused on the cloud.
Due to the integrated telematics systems new cars include (and turn on) by default, many can be hacked simply by entering the VIN into a vulnerable online portal.
Hackers can track, unlock, and even start cars remotely from these often vulnerable interfaces, making cloud security hugely important to automotive security.
While many people think of the local exploits car thieves commonly abuse to steal cars when they think of car hacking, more breaking research tends to be focused on the cloud.
Due to the integrated telematics systems new cars include (and turn on) by default, many can be hacked simply by entering the VIN into a vulnerable online portal.
Hackers can track, unlock, and even start cars remotely from these often vulnerable interfaces, making cloud security hugely important to automotive security.
