{"id":52047,"date":"2023-05-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"urn:uuid:2ba34dde-fc4e-fa58-7d70-40fe4d2668ee"},"modified":"2023-05-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T00:00:00","slug":"how-connected-car-cyber-risk-will-evolve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/how-connected-car-cyber-risk-will-evolve\/","title":{"rendered":"How Connected Car Cyber Risk will Evolve"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Trend Micro has a long and successful track record of predicting where the next threats to our digital connected world will be targeted. In fact, its expertise in doing so has led to the creation of several standalone subsidiaries in recent years, such as VicOne, which is dedicated to connected vehicle cybersecurity.<\/p>\n

Because we\u2019re ahead of the game, many industry organizations haven\u2019t given this topic serious thought. But rest assured, the bad guys are. We expect connected car cyber risk to evolve considerably in the coming 3-5 years.<\/p>\n

Why connected cars?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Automobiles are increasingly more akin to powerful computers on wheels than they are traditional vehicles. They\u2019re estimated<\/a> to contain over 100 million lines of code. Compare that to an average passenger plane, which has just 15 million. Yet just as this smart functionality can enhance the driving experience and even improve car safety, it also opens the door to hackers.<\/p>\n

So where are these cyber threats most pronounced? We believe a key area of risk for manufacturers and drivers is the vehicle user account. By hijacking or stealing such an account via phishing for credentials or installing malware, a cyber-criminal could locate the car, break into it and potentially sell it on for parts or follow-on crimes. They might even be able to locate the owner\u2019s home address and target it for burglary when they\u2019re not in. It\u2019s a crossover between cyber and physical crime which we\u2019ve seen before with ATM break-ins.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

To recap, access to a vehicle user account could enable criminals to:<\/p>\n