Report warns millions of vehicles could be hacked and tracked thanks to website bug
A small group of computer hackers have demonstrated a technique to hack and track millions of vehicles as easily as finding a simple bug in a website. The magazine WIRED reports security researchers revealed that they’d found a flaw in a web portal operated by the carmaker Kia that let the researchers reassign control of the internet-connected […]
Now Europe probes Chinese car software
After the American Government announced restrictions on vehicles with Chinese connected car software, the European Union is looking at blocks on Chinese connected-car technology too. The website Politico reports European officials have echoed Washington’s concerns about the spying, surveillance and sabotage risks posed by what EU digital czar Margrethe Vestager described as “computers on wheels.” […]
Railway stations hit in cyber security attack
Ten of London’s biggest railway stations have had their Wi-Fi networks hacked in another “cyber security incident” hitting the transport network, only days after Transport for London was attacked. Police are investigating after the attack on internet services at 19 stations across the UK managed by the Network Rail. Network Rail confirmed that the wi-fi […]
RingGo owner hit by data hack
The owner of the parking app RingGo, Easypark, has announced it has been the victim of a data breach, but that non-sensitive customer data was affected. It says it discovered the hack on 10 December and took “swift measures” to stop the attack, made sure operations continued as usual, notified the authorities and involved external […]
Toyota admits two million connected cars were open to external access for ten years
Carmaker Toyota has admitted that data of more than two million users of its internet-connected car services in Japan had been left accessible for nearly a decade. The website NHK World reports the Japanese company says the data included vehicle location and car identification numbers of users of T-Connect and other connected car services. It […]
Issues raised at the Transport Technology Forum conference discussed on Highways Voices
We get the views of six different experts and users of transport technology in today’s Highways Voices, as we chat to people at the Transport Technology Forum Annual Conference in Leeds. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! One of the ITS industry’s leading experts Andy Graham is […]
Microsoft joins Charter of Trust for greater cybersecurity collaboration
Microsoft has joined the Charter of Trust (CoT) cybersecurity initiative, with plans to contribute its cybersecurity expertise in developing and promoting awareness of robust security principles for a secure digital world. Siemens and eight partners from the industrial sector founded this initiative in 2018 to drive advances in cybersecurity across industries and at a global […]
Telent sets up cyber security company
Infrastructure technology company Telent has created a new business, Cyro Cyber, to address the dynamic and expanding cyber security requirements of its core markets across critical national infrastructure, telco service providers and other highly regulated sectors. It says the new company brings together multiple cyber security capabilities from different teams across Telent into a dedicated […]
Warning over hackers targetting EV charging networks
There’s a warning that Electric Vehicle charging networks could be the next target of ransomware hackers who aim to paralyse entire networks. The website NoCamels reports gangs of cyber-criminals are always looking for opportunities to exploit new technology and EV charging stations, like any device with an internet or mobile connection, are vulnerable. They have […]
Highways News UK Exclusive: New US report helps transport agencies cope with increasing cyber risk
With American public transport agencies being highly dependent on the services of vendors to help deliver and maintain critical technologies linked to everything they do, the vendor’s cybersecurity controls and protocols can leave transit agencies of all sizes vulnerable to cyber incidents. New research seen by Highways News called “Aligning the Transit Industry and Their […]
