"Automotive Cybersecurity Incidents Doubled in 2019, up 605% Since 2016"

The number of automotive cybersecurity incidents has increased dramatically. Since 2016, the number of annual incidents against automobiles has increased by 605%, with incidents more than doubling in the last year alone. The top three attack vectors over the past 10 years include keyless entry systems (30%), backend servers (27%), and mobile apps (13%). The top three impacts of automotive cybersecurity incidents over the past ten years were car thefts/break-ins (31%), control over car systems (27%), and data/privacy breaches (23%). Most of the automotive cybersecurity incidents that occurred in 2019 were caused by remote attacks (82%).

Help Net Security reports: "Automotive Cybersecurity Incidents Doubled in 2019, up 605% Since 2016"