Hyundai Motor America patched its Blue Link mobile app after researchers found a cleartext encryption key that could be use to expose user and vehicle information.

Two vulnerabilities were identified in Bosch’s Drivelog Connect OBD-II dongle and smartphone app that allowed researchers to shut off the engine of a vehicle.

A new industry consortium publishes a manifesto it hopes will foster cooperation on the security of autonomous vehicles.

A bipartisan bill was introduced this week in the House calling for the NHTSA to conduct a study that would determine appropriate cybersecurity standards for motor vehicles.

White hat hackers can hack cars, medical devices and home IoT devices without fear of running amiss of DMCA laws that prevent reverse engineering.

Academic researchers added another hack to a growing list of compromises involving vehicles, and this one should give drivers pause the next time they leave valuables locked in their trunk. This hack involves millions of Volkswagen, Ford and Chevrolet vehicles that rely on an outdated key fob technology, which creates an opportunity for even an “unskilled adversary”...

LAS VEGAS—Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek figuratively drove off into the sunset today at Black Hat, hanging up their car hacking exploits for good and leaving behind a pioneering legacy that elevated this type of research into the mainstream. “It’s time someone else pick it up,” Valasek said. “We did our part and it’s time...

Hacking Jeeps is about to get a lot more competitive. That’s because Jeep maker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has launched a bug bounty program in conjunction with Bugcrowd that will payout as much as $1,500 per bug. Fiat Chrysler, the world’s No. 7 automaker, claims it will be the first Detroit automaker to introduce a bug bounty...

Security experts are warning owners of Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle that their cars can be hacked via the automobile’s on-board WiFi network used for remote control of key car features. The hybrid electronic vehicle, which is slated to be sold here in the U.S. starting this fall, suffers from weak password requirements that...

Security researchers are applauding the FBI and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for warning the auto industry that cars and trucks are vulnerable to internet-based attacks. But, they argue, more needs to be done by the government and car makers to protect drivers. Last week, in a joint public service announcement, the FBI and NHTSA...