Insecure EV Charging Infrastructure

[ARealHuman]

Interesting article at The Register here, saying cyber security appears to have been an afterthought (no surprises, then):

Shocker: EV charging infrastructure is seriously insecure

What did we learn from the IoT days? Apparently nothing.

www.theregister.com

 

[Nutnut]

Insecure? I suppose it's technically correct, but probably best off reading the source article

Sandia studies vulnerabilities of electric vehicle charging infrastructure

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — With electric vehicles becoming more common, the risks and hazards of a cyberattack on electric vehicle charging equipment and systems also increases. Jay Johnson, an electrica

newsreleases.sandia.gov

 

[BugEyed]

Given that SAIC are owned by a Government that some would consider hostile we could all be part of the problem.

 

[Hairyfool]

"Note that this applies in the US; the UK has already proposed regulations on EV chargers that will take effect next year."

 

[BugEyed]

Those regulations are typically weak - there's little in them that would prevent a hostile organisation from attacking the grid via a distributed attack using EVs with onboard charge timers.