Mercedes-Benz Archives

Workers assemble the Volkswagen ID.4 electric SUV at the VW factory on September 18, 2020 in Zwickau, Germany. Researchers have found a security flaw in the SDK used in the car’s infotainment system. (Photo by Jens Schlueter/Getty Images)

Researchers identify critical vulnerabilities in automotive Bluetooth systems

“PerfektBlue” impacts tech used in Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, and Skoda automobiles.

Jul 11, 2025 By Greg Otto

Nissan investigated source code exposure, says it plugged leak

A misconfigured server appears to be responsible.

Jan 6, 2021 By Tim Starks

CC BY 2.0 — Citroën C3 (Photo: Passion:driving)

Automotive companies are warming up to vulnerability disclosure programs

The automotive industry is looking to step up its collaboration with cybersecurity researchers to identify software and hardware bugs after a watershed 2015 hacking demo.

Jul 25, 2018 By Sean Lyngaas