| TRAVERSE CITY, MI – U.S. lawmakers are considering legislation around automotive cybersecurity, and Congress has tasked its General Accounting Office with drawing up a report on the threat level, including the most vulnerable parts of a car and whether multiple vehicles could be hacked simultaneously.
Nancy Lueke, assistant director- Physical Infrastructure Team at the GAO, says the office found automakers are concerned about direct-access soft spots inside the car, such as CD players and USB ports. But they are focused more on buttoning down remote access points, including telematics systems and cellular networks that could provide a path for hackers to access multiple vehicles at the same time. Read More | 