Toyota Auto Body’s US parts maker hacked
Confidential information was stolen from Toyota Auto Body's US manufacturing plant in mid-May 2021 by a Russian cyber organization, according to reports. The Toyota Motor subsidiary announced on Thursday that the hack is believed to be done by a Russian cybergang. The...
New trends in vehicular public key infrastructure
Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communications are a critical component in Intelligent Transportation Systems development (ITS). Such technologies need to strike a balance between security and efficiency. While communications between cars must be verified to deter...
Mercedes-Benz disclosed a data breach impact after auditing 1.6 million records
June 24, Mercedes-Benz disclosed a data breach that impacted some customers and potential buyers. Mercedes was informed on June 11th, by a vendor, that personal information of selected customers had been exposed due to an insufficiently secured cloud storage instance....
A report of compromising the infotainment system of the cars of Mercedes-Benz
Researchers from the Tencent Security Keen Lab have recently shared a detailed white paper about their findings of multiple security vulnerabilities in Mercedes-Benz's latest infotainment system, the so-called Mercedes-Benz User Experience (MBUX). The MBUX is powered...
A data breach at a VW vendor that impacted more than 3.3 million people in North America
Volkswagen Group of America announced on June 11th that an unauthorized third party obtained limited personal information about customers and interested buyers from a vendor that its Audi Volkswagen brands, and some U.S. and Canadian dealers, used for digital sales...
Toyota acknowledges cyberattacks
First out, is a hit to the European operations of Toyota’s subsidiary Daihatsu Diesel Company, which is a well renowned internal combustion engine manufacturer from Japan. Daihatsu announced on May 16th on their website that they two days earlier encountered a problem...