Cars may be the new cybersecurity risk, according to an analysis by Zimlon

NEW YORK, Dec. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Zimlon, a data-driven enterprise, has published an article that highlights different scenarios of how modern cars can be hacked by cybercriminals. The list of attack scenarios was created after analyzing data published by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA).

Zimlon has represented the various attack scenarios in an infographic format that is easy to understand. With the rapid advancements in technologies, today's cars are, in a sense, behaving like personal computers, considering the amount of personal data stored on them. A simple act, such as selling your car to a new person, could result in personal data getting compromised.

Zimlon classifies the attack scenarios into 3 categories:

• Large scale deployment of a rogue firmware after hacking OEM back-end servers
• Hacking/altering a V2X application that allows access to the car
• Sensor fooling by adversarial perturbation

These attack scenarios have the potential to cause large scale accidents and chaos if taken advantage of. The loopholes also highlight the possibility of stealing a vehicle and showing a different vehicle location to law enforcement officials. Another example is how RSUs and V2V interfaces could be the target of hackers to create traffic jams and other disruptions by sending incorrect information on traffic conditions and other functionalities.

SOURCE Zimlon