"DOE Research Looks at EV Charging Infrastructure Vulnerability"

The US Department of Energy (DOE) funded research that brings further attention to cybersecurity for Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories have been examining vulnerabilities in charging infrastructure alongside other federal institutions for the past four years and recently released a report on their findings. According to the publication, EV charging infrastructure has multiple vulnerabilities, such as skimming credit card information, leveraging cloud servers to take over a network of EV chargers, and more. The researchers analyzed multiple interfaces, including vehicle-to-charger connections, wireless communications, cloud services, and charger maintenance ports for both AC and DC chargers. They discovered flaws in each interface type, including hackers' ability to eavesdrop on vehicle-to-charger connections from more than 50 yards away. Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory discovered that not all chargers had appropriate firewalls to prevent intrusions, while Idaho National Laboratory discovered that some systems were vulnerable to malicious firmware updates. Charger maintenance ports may also enable system reconfiguration, giving hackers access to a charging network from a single unit. This article continues to discuss some findings from the research on EV charging infrastructure vulnerabilities. 

GCR reports "DOE Research Looks at EV Charging Infrastructure Vulnerability"