Cars

A vulnerability in Kia’s web portal made it possible to hack cars and track their owners. All you needed was the car’s VIN number or just its license plate number.

Vehicle makers sell the data collected by connected cars about their users’ driving habits to data brokers – who resell it to insurance companies.

What personal information do modern cars collect about you, and how can you avoid surveillance or hacking of your vehicle?

After conducting a thorough study of applications for connected cars, our experts highlighted a number of flaws of such software.

Most third-party apps for connected cars require access to your account with the manufacturer. But are they secure?

To protect ADAS from external interference, cars need a special approach to cybersecurity.

Our experts tried to hack six smart gadgets for cars to find out how manufacturers protect customers.

Eugene Kaspersky’s thoughts on security and safety of self-driving cars.

Systems designed to guard against car theft can be used to track, immobilize, and steal vehicles.

Tinkering with smart car firmware

In this week’s edition Kaspersky Lab’s Transatlantic Cable podcast, Dave and Jeff discuss the company’s security predictions for 2018.

In today’s Kaspersky Lab’s Transatlantic Cable podcast, Dave and Jeff discuss Germany destroying smartwatches, Detroit community Wi-Fi and hacked cars.

The largest motor show in the world is the best place to see what cars will look like in the near future.

With connected cars, it is vital to implement strong cybersecurity from the very start. Our experts stand ready to lend a hand.

Car hacking is a hot topic these days. Good news, everybody: Kaspersky now protects connected cars.

Security researchers claim that they have managed to remotely hack an unmodified Tesla Model S with the latest firmware installed.

The emergence of robocars could mean the end of personal vehicles as we know them. Here’s how things may go down.

Researchers discovered a hack that affects 100 million Volkswagen cars. And the equipment needed costs just $40.

Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek learned to hack a car’s steering wheel, brakes, and acceleration. They presented their finding at Black Hat USA 2016.

2015 proved: it’s possible to hack a connected car remotely. But is it as dangerous as it seems?

Summarizing the scary security trends coming out of the Mobile World Congress 2016 in Barcelona.