Malicious USB-C cables and USB-C as a EU standard

Almost one year ago, the EU commission forwarded a legislation to establish a common charging solution for all relevant devices in their work against electronic-waste and consumer inconvenience, caused by the prevalence of different, incompatible chargers for...

2022 so far and the journey of a programmer to hack their car

The first half of 2022 The first half of the year 2022 started with a vulnerability in Tesla vehicles allowing attackers to control some vehicle functions. This vulnerability in a third-party application highlighted once more that vehicles have become a platform on...

Automated vehicles banned due to security concerns

Automated vehicles banned due to security concerns Modern vehicles are equipped with a manifold of sensors in order to provide functionality, such as lane keeping and even more automated functionalities often referred to as pilot assist or autopilot. The array of...

Start-stop system disabling robot

Start-stop system disabling robot The so-called start-stop system of a car is a fuel and emission reducing feature that automatically shuts down and restarts the internal combustion engine in order to reduce the idle time. Bench tests performed on different cars and...