Dealerships installed alarms in millions of vehicles—and left them in even if the buyer didn’t want them. Now researchers warn they can be hacked to unlock, track, and disable cars. That's the ...

Modern cars are no longer just mechanical beasts; they're rolling computers, packed with networks and software that control ...

General Motors’ ignition-switch fiasco forced OEMs and the government to rethink how recalls are dealt with. If the House Energy and Commerce Committee has its way, the National Highway Traffic Safety ...

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Spread the love“`html Imagine this: you wake up one morning, ready to head to work, only to find your car won’t start. Not ...

Earlier this week, the ABC reported a cybersecurity expert hacking a BYD Shark 6 hybrid ute. The expert gained control of the Chinese-made vehicle’s locks, headlights, and audio and video, saying the ...

A car is a computer on wheels. It communicates with the car manufacturer's cloud services, the driver's phone and charging ...

Could your car be hacked? In 2025, 612,000 UK businesses were the victims of cyber breaches and attacks, and given the way vehicles these days are digitised and interconnected almost to a fault, it’s ...

Over-the-air (OTA) updates for cars are often lauded as a sign of the future, yet plenty of people worry they are creating a new safety concern of their own. Practically all new cars sold today are ...

The vulnerabilities of high-technology cars to hacking has been flagged by the U.S. Consumer Watchdog, who have issued a security report. This report that connected cars have Internet connections ...

The connected car may be catching everyone’s imagination at this year’s IAA auto show. But the new technology also brings with it new dangers, such as hacking. Carmakers at the Frankfurt Motor Show, ...