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        "msgid": "experts-reveal-how-electric-vehicles-are-vulnerable-to-hacking-identify-the-methods-1784627532",
        "date": "2026-07-21 15:40:00",
        "title": "Experts Reveal How Electric Vehicles Are Vulnerable to Hacking, Identify the Methods",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Technology",
        "summary": "Cybersecurity experts warn that electric vehicles are increasingly susceptible to hacking due to their reliance on over-the-air software updates. This vulnerability raises significant national security concerns, including data privacy breaches and the potential for remote hijacking of vehicles by foreign actors. Governments in the US, UK, and Denmark are investigating these risks, with calls for restrictions on foreign-made hardware and software in vehicles.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia \u2013 Cyber attacks can target many electric\nvehicles (EVs). This is because EVs frequently use over-the-air (OTA)\ntechnology for software updates, making them easier to hack. This also\ncarries risks for national security.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIts use raises unique national security concerns,\u201d said Gabriel Lim,\nsenior analyst at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies,\nquoted by CNBC International on Tuesday (21\/7\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Lim cited data privacy as one example of the security problems\narising from this vulnerability. There is also the potential for\nperpetrators, referred to as foreign actors, to take control of an EV\nwhile it is moving.<\/p>\n<p>The American Enterprise Institute also warned in May of the\nimportance of increasing protection in the automotive sector. The\nwarning was said to be aimed at limiting the espionage capabilities of\nforeign governments.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, the US government was asked to take several\npreventive measures, including restricting hardware and software made by\ncertain countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo protect against the threat of foreign espionage, the US must\nconsider additional security reviews, impose restrictions on certain\nforeign-made hardware and software in vehicles, and obligations to\nincrease disclosure of data collection,\u201d the report stated.<\/p>\n<p>A trial in Norway discovered this vulnerability last year. Norwegian\nbus company Ruter conducted tests on two buses and found that one of\nthem carried a cyber security risk stemming from OTA technology.<\/p>\n<p>Ruter\u2019s findings prompted the United Kingdom and Denmark to launch\ntheir own investigations. The Department for Transport said it was\nlooking into the matter and working closely with the local National\nCyber Security Centre.<\/p>\n<p>For information, OTA is a wireless technology that delivers software,\nfirmware, repairs, and new data to internet-connected devices.<\/p>\n<p>This technology has increasingly been adopted in a number of electric\ncar models, one of the earliest being the Tesla Model S in 2012.<\/p>",
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