https://us.cnn.com/2019/11/20/politics/fbi-us-auto-industry-hackers/index.html
By Josh Campbell
CNN.com
November 20, 2019
The American automotive industry has been the target of malicious cyber actors
since at least late 2018, according to an FBI report obtained by CNN.
In the bulletin disseminated this week to a select group of private companies,
the FBI warned of efforts by hackers to successfully compromise auto industry
computer systems using sophisticated techniques and by taking advantage of
network vulnerabilities.
The cyber attacks "have resulted in ransomware infections, data breaches
leading to the exfiltration of personally identifiable information, and
unauthorized access to enterprise networks," the FBI said.
"The automotive industry likely will face a wide range of cyber threats and
malicious activity in the near future as the vast amount of data collected by
Internet-connected vehicles and autonomous vehicles become a highly valued
target for nation-state and financially motivated actors," the FBI added.
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