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Ethical Hacker Uncovers Vulnerability in Subaru Starlink Service

Ethical hackers identified an arbitrary account takeover flaw in the administrator portal for Subaru’s Starlink service, which could allow a threat actor to hijack a vehicle through a Subaru employee account. This...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 9, September 2023

Are Automakers Making Sufficient Efforts to Protect Customer Data? With the ever-expanding Internet of Things, data privacy is a growing concern in today’s digital age. The automotive industry is no exception. The National...more

TransPerfect Legal

Changing the Automotive Narrative: Hacking Concerns & Wireless Communication Interfaces

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The automotive industry has been a tight-knit and exclusive club since the 1950s automobile boom. After months of distress caused by semiconductor chip shortages, assembly plant shutdowns, and higher prices, is that still the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - July 2020

In this month's edition, we examine the Court of Justice of the European Union's decision invalidating the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, as well as the U.S. government's response to the decision. We also examine two...more

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Jeep Drivers’ Claims Come to a Screeching Halt: Hypothetical Hacking Threat Does Not Confer Article III Standing

On March 27, 2020, a five-year legal battle between three certified classes of Jeep Cherokee drivers and Fiat Chrysler came to a sudden end, when a federal judge in the Southern District of Illinois held that allegations that...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

How much is your Car Spying on You? Washington Post Hacked a Chevy Volt to Find Out

The Washington Post, as part of an investigate report, worked with a hacker to figure out what kind of information OnStar is collecting (and what data is stored in your car) on a randomly selected 2017 Chevy Volt....more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Vehicle Hacking Class-Action Litigation to Proceed to Discovery After Supreme Court Denies Certiorari

Class-action litigation on claims that vehicles are vulnerable to hacking will go forward after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the class certification. The nation’s highest court denied the petition for certiorari...more

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A New Year’s Resolution: Wrap Your Car Fob in Foil!

Happy New Year!  While you are making (and soon breaking) your resolutions, here’s another lifestyle change to consider for 2019:  putting your car fob in foil at night before you go to sleep.  Why?  Because the fob’s signal...more

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As Consumers Express Concerns Over Cybersecurity, Automakers and Public Officials Address Cybersecurity Strategy

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Issues of cybersecurity in vehicles are high on consumers’ list of concerns in buying new vehicles. It also impacts public perception of self-driving cars, with a 2017 Cox Automotive survey finding 40% of consumers expressed...more

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Fiat Chrysler Car Hacking Case Put In Neutral

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Plaintiff lawyers’ continued search for damage theories to assert in claims arising from a data breach – or fear of a breach – received a potential setback this week when Chief Judge Michael Reagan of the United States...more

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Cybersecurity Concerns Surround the Promise of Driverless Cars

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Driverless cars and driver-assist systems are poised to change transportation as profoundly and as quickly as the internet has changed shopping and communications. Examples of the first wave of this technology that is on the...more

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Is Your Company Car Exposing Sensitive Data To Hackers?

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In today’s world, where lots of sensitive data are stored electronically, prudent companies utilize sophisticated computer cyber security systems to prevent the hacking of such data. They likely also require employees to...more

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Auto-ISAC Focuses on Cybersecurity

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It is difficult these days to escape news of some sort of hack taking place. Whether it be hotels, pizza, telecoms, web service providers, or, of course, credit agencies. It should not surprise anyone that as automobiles...more

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Autonomous Cars One Step Closer to Reality in Colorado

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This month, Colorado joined a growing list of nearly half of U.S. states when it enacted a law approving the use of autonomous driving systems. The Colorado law governs systems capable of controlling highly and fully...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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With oil markets again in free fall, Saudi Arabia and Russia have agreed to cut production, and industry experts expect that the rest of OPEC may soon follow suit....more

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17 Measures Every Company Should Consider to Reduce the Risk of Cyber-Intrusions

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The cars we drive to work every day run primarily on computers that collect thousands of data points. Same goes for the factory that manufactured them and the company that designed and sold them. This evolution makes...more

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Cybersecurity: Yes, They Will Hack Your Car

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Auto manufacturers are increasingly equipping vehicles with rapidly advancing technologies, raising concerns regarding how the public will be affected by these changes. Manufacturers are beginning to implement automated...more

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Car Technologies Capture Attention, Excitement at CES 2017

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At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, automotive technology continued its growing role at the show and shared the spotlight with virtual and augmented reality systems, video recording toothbrushes, and smart home products...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Class Action Quarterly Update - Fall 2016

Class action filings during the fall of 2016 continued to be dominated by Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) cases. As of October 1, 2016, nearly 150 cases have been filed; these filings are both daily in frequency...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Picking Up Speed: DOT Releases Guidance on Automated Vehicles

New NHTSA guidance represents the federal government’s first attempt to develop a comprehensive regulatory structure for automated vehicles. This transformative technology offers vast promises and significant concerns...more

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Looking Ahead: Where Automotive Innovation Meets Cybersecurity in 2017

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The automotive industry has long been exempt from the cyber attacks that have affected so many companies operating in the financial services, healthcare and retail spaces. However, that is changing quickly due to the copious...more

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Auto-ISAC Pushes To Protect Internet-Enabled Connected Cars

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In July 2016, the nonprofit Automotive Information Sharing and Analysis Center (“Auto-ISAC”) released a series of auto cybersecurity best practices to collectively address cyber threats that could pose unreasonable risks to...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

FCC Seeks Public Comment for Proposal to Issue Data Security Rules for Wireless Car Communication

The Federal Communications Commission issued a notice last week notifying the public that it is accepting comments on the Petition filed by Public Knowledge and the Open Technology Institute at New America, which requests a...more

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Automotive Industry Organization Releases Recommended Cybersecurity Best Practices

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Auto-ISAC is not alone in its efforts to address potential cybersecurity risks imposed by connected vehicles. As we have previously discussed, in 2015 legislators introduced the SPY Car Act, which requires automakers to meet...more

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Privacy Tip #45 – Evaluate the data security of your dream car before you buy it: Tesla is on top for data security right now

We have previously reported on hackings of automobiles. Not only can hackings obtain information about your driving habits, your GPS usage and location, the use of your cell phone, access to your contacts, and other...more

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