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Forrester Your Car Is Listening to You—And So Are Hackers
Skoda and Volkswagen are the latest car makers to have their cars found to have vulnerabilities that allow attackers to execute code remotely. Exploits can range from tracking GPS coordinates and speed data to recording in-car conversations via the car’s microphone and, if skilled enough, even controlling functions such as stopping and starting the engine. vulnerabilities in connected cars remain a concern, writes Paddy Harrington, a senior analyst at Forrester , in a blog post .

Modern cars are effectively a sprawling network of Internet of Things devices, all connected via a gateway to the Internet to communicate with the car’s manufacturer. Depending on the age of the car, its internal components can be brand new (which likely means it was programmed with security in mind) or more than a decade out of date, so it’s impossible to tell how many security vulnerabilities any given car contains. Plus, modern conveniences like mobile apps for infotainment or remote engine start/stop allow owners to interact with the car remotely over the Internet. And, as with all Internet-connected devices, hackers love to find new vulnerabilities that give them control over the device or car, giving new meaning to the term “hack a computer.”

Another problem with today’s connected bahrain mobile database is that they collect a lot of data, both from the car itself and from the devices connected to it. In 2023, a federal judge in the US ruled in a class-action lawsuit that car manufacturers have the right to use the data they collect from the car you sell them, including phone records and text messages you send through the infotainment system. It’s a big privacy issue, but given that many employees connect their work or personal smartphones to their own or leased cars, it means business data can be collected by those cars, transmitted to the manufacturer, and used by the car maker as it sees fit. That might not bother you, but Ford, for example, is seeking a patent to record conversations that take place inside its cars in order to serve you targeted ads. Ads in your computer browser are bad enough, but in your car? This means that Ford (and potentially other automakers) could have access to any conversation you have in your car, potentially compromising trade secrets or even national security secrets.
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