FBI says hackers are targeting US auto industry

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https://us.cnn.com/2019/11/20/politics/fbi-us-auto-industry-hackers/index.html

By Josh Campbell
CNN.com
November 20, 2019

The American automotive industry has been the target of malicious cyber actors 
since at least late 2018, according to an FBI report obtained by CNN.

In the bulletin disseminated this week to a select group of private companies, 
the FBI warned of efforts by hackers to successfully compromise auto industry 
computer systems using sophisticated techniques and by taking advantage of 
network vulnerabilities.

The cyber attacks "have resulted in ransomware infections, data breaches 
leading to the exfiltration of personally identifiable information, and 
unauthorized access to enterprise networks," the FBI said.

"The automotive industry likely will face a wide range of cyber threats and 
malicious activity in the near future as the vast amount of data collected by 
Internet-connected vehicles and autonomous vehicles become a highly valued 
target for nation-state and financially motivated actors," the FBI added.

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