Can Electric Vehicles Be Hacked?

24 Apr 2023 | Abstracted from Nevada Today

"Sandia National Laboratories investigated multiple attack vectors and vulnerabilities on these [charging] stations and found many areas where existing systems can be compromised. Common impacts could include disabling and intercepting vehicle-to-charger communication, system reconfiguration through compromised Wi-Fi or USB ports..."

Hackers can intercept wireless fob signals to trick the car's perception of the location of the fob."

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