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Appearance (BETA) Follow system settings Select an optionAlways lightAlways darkFollow system settings @media (forced-colors: active) { .background { fill: none; } } ABC iViewABC ListenABC NewsNews HomeWe got a cybersecurity expert to hack this BYD. It was too easyShareShare articleWe got a cybersecurity expert to hack this BYD. It was too easyBy Angus GriggFour Corners
Link copiedShareShare articleOn a narrow country road outside Canberra, I'm driving a BYD Shark 6, the hybrid ute loved by tradies and even a cabinet minister.
The attack is not a total surprise. The Shark has spent the past two weeks with Dan Hreszczuk, a cybersecurity expert who specialises in cars.
Modern connected cars, particularly EVs and hybrids, are increasingly run by software, giving manufacturers the power to change, update and control vehicles, like never before.
This article was aggregated automatically by CyberWire Daily's newsfeed engine. Original reporting: www.abc.net.au.
