How hackers could attack electric vehicle chargers.
The EV charger network is riddled with vulnerabilities. Cybersecurity experts say it’s time to stop playing whack-a-mole.
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The EV charger network is riddled with vulnerabilities. Cybersecurity experts say it’s time to stop playing whack-a-mole.
It’s “a major problem” says one researcher, and “potentially very catastrophic.”
Hackers have already infiltrated electric vehicle chargers, usually for innocuous reasons, but bad actors could use that foothold to bring down the power grid
Hackers have already infiltrated electric vehicle chargers, usually for innocuous reasons, but bad actors could use that foothold to bring down the power grid
Most intrusions have been innocuous, but a nefarious plot could bring down the grid. Experts have suggestions for improving the security of EV chargers.