Cybercriminals are recognizing that the data that automotive companies have to offer from customer and employee personal identifiable information (PII) to financial data is invaluable. Paul Prudhomme, cyber-threat intelligence analyst at IntSights, warned in new research that automotive cyberattacks are on the rise. He says the low hanging fruit isn t so much the the the vehicles themselves, but more ransomware attacks and compromising customer data, and employee data. Listen to this week s Threatpost podcast episode to learn more about the threat landscape for automotive companies.
Source: https://threatpost.com/cybercriminals-automakers-ransomware-ip-theft-cyberattacks/161362/