As vehicles become smarter, more complex, and increasingly connected, they also become more prone to cyberattacks. The challenge now is to keep pace with hackers, who are continually devising new and innovative ways to attack both software and hardware in vehicles.
Recent statistics bear this out. In 2022, there was a big spike in deep/dark web activity and incidents related to application programming interfaces (API), compared with the previous year, according to Upstream’s 2023 Global Automotive Cybersecurity Report. Some 63% of incidents reported last year were attributed to black-hat actors across a wide spectrum of attack vectors. Among the targets were telematics and application servers, remote keyless entry systems, ECUs, infotainment systems, mobile applications, EV charging infrastructure, and Bluetooth.
