Germany: Cyber Security in Road Transport 2025

Information technology has been part of modern vehicles for a long time already: connected services, AI-based assistants and over-the-air updates are standard in many vehicle models – and with autonomous driving functions the complexity grows further. Cyber security is of Read More …

A major power outage is reported in Spain and Portugal, including their capitals

A major power outage hit Spain and Portugal on Monday, including their capitals, knocking out subway networks, phone lines, traffic lights and ATM machines. It is rare to have such a widespread outage there. Spanish generator Red Eléctrica said it Read More …

Telematics giant Microlise suffers cyber attack

Telematics giant Microlise suffers cyber attack By Gareth Roberts | 1 November 2024 Connected vehicles Microlise has suffered a cyber attack, with a large proportion of the company’s services affected, leaving fleets without some tracking services. The Microlise board says Read More …

London taxi drivers wrongly hit with Ulez charges after TfL cyber attack

Thousands of black cab drivers have been wrongly hit with Ulez and Congestion Charge fines after the cyber attack against London’s transport authority. The Licensed Taxi Drivers’ Association (LTDA) said it had received thousands of calls this week from panicking Read More …

Kansas City SCOUT cameras, highway message boards ‘down until further notice’, officials blame cyber attack

The traffic cameras, tracking systems and message boards used by many throughout the Kansas City metro area are down until further notice due to what officials are calling a cyber attack. Officials with the Kansas City Scout system said early Read More …

Cyberthreats in the transportation industry

Transportation is a key economic sector. It spans a multitude of diverse companies engaged in logistics, urban transit, land and air cargo and passenger conveyance, and other activities. The transportation system performs critical functions that support nationwide objectives by connecting Read More …

Illinois Tollway warns I-PASS customers of text message phishing scam

The Illinois Tollway is warning customers of an ongoing phishing scam that is targeting drivers by saying that they have outstanding tolls owed to the agency. According to a press release, the Tollway says that some customers have been receiving Read More …

Is Cybersecurity The Achilles’ Heel Of The Electric Vehicle Revolution?

The electric vehicle (EV) sector, though nascent and in its formative years, faces numerous challenges. Recent concerns, such as “range anxiety” (a vehicle battery’s charge and ability to complete a planned journey) among consumers and incidents of vehicles losing power Read More …

BMW security lapse exposed sensitive company information, researcher finds

A misconfigured cloud storage server belonging to automotive giant BMW exposed sensitive company information, including private keys and internal data, TechCrunch has learned. Can Yoleri, a security researcher at threat intelligence company SOCRadar, told TechCrunch that he discovered the exposed Read More …