We thought we would end the year looking beyond the world of APT and spearphishing. Chris Poulin of IBM has assembled a list of 19 hacks that will keep you up nights. Hacks of pacemakers, yachts, ATM’s, insulin pumps and our favorite — cars.
In Comprehensive Experimental Analyses of Automotive Attack Surfaces the researchers discuss how:
We discover that remote exploitation is feasible via a broad range of attack vectors (including mechanics tools, CD players, Bluetooth and cellular radio), and further, that wireless communications channels allow long distance vehicle control, location tracking, in-cabin audio exfiltration and theft.
From Comprehensive Experimental Analyses of Automotive Attack Surfaces, this is your car, viewed as attack surfaces:
Happy New Year!