EasyPark data breach may affect millions of customers

EasyPark has confirmed it was hit in a cyberattack that saw customer data breached and revealed online. The company, which runs apps to help people find parking spots, said in an alert to customers that it discovered the breach on Read More …

Nissan probing possible cyberattack and data breach

Japanese car manufacturing giant Nissan is investigating a possible data breach, and is warning customers to be wary of potential scam emails and messages delivering malware. In a brief notification published on the Nissan Oceania websites, it was said that Read More …

Attack Surface Of The Ubiquiti Connect EV Station

The Ubiquiti Connect EV Station is a Level 2 charging station for electric vehicles. The EV Station is meant to be managed by a Ubiquiti management platform running the UniFi OS Console, such as the Ubiquiti Dream Machine or Cloud Gateway. Read More …

Toyota finance business confirms ransomware attack, data breach

Toyota Financial Services (TFS), a subsidiary of the popular automaker, has confirmed suffering a ransomware attack. In a statement company stated that Toyota Financial Services Europe & Africa “recently identified unauthorized activity on systems in a limited number of its Read More …

Judge rules it’s fine for car makers to intercept your text messages

A federal judge has refused to bring back a class action lawsuit that alleged four car manufacturers had violated Washington state’s privacy laws by using vehicles’ on-board infotainment systems to record customers’ text messages and mobile phone call logs. Car Read More …

Cyber attacks and dozy drivers: These are the future risks of self-driving cars

“A large cyber-terrorist attack targeting the operating systems of many self-driving vehicles simultaneously could cause mass casualties” – that is the alarming scenario presented by MPs after their investigation into autonomous cars on British roads. After a 15-month enquiry, the Read More …

Your car wants to know about your sex life

Car manufacturers are collecting troves of data on drivers and passengers — some even tracking drivers’ sexual activity — according to a new report. In a review of 25 car brands and 15 car companies published by Mozilla Foundation on Read More …

UT Dallas joins national effort to respond to cyber attacks on public infrastructure

UT Dallas last week announced it’s joining a nationwide collaboration to research how to make network-connected infrastructure — including self-driving cars, drones and Wi-Fi-connected trains — more resilient to cyber attacks. The Richardson-based university joins eight others selected for the Read More …

Cloud misconfiguration causes massive data breach at Toyota Motor

Japanese automaker Toyota Motor said approximately 260,000 customers’ data was exposed online due to a misconfigured cloud environment. Along with customers in Japan, data of certain customers in Asia and Oceania was also exposed. Toyota Motor has implemented measures to Read More …