Back-Connect to the Connected Car - Search for Vulnerabilities in the VW Electric Car

Explore the vulnerabilities in modern connected cars through this 34-minute Black Hat conference talk. Dive into the broad attack surface of connected vehicles, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, V2X, cellular networks, custom RF protocols, CAN, OBD2 interfaces, automotive Ethernet, USB ports, remote diagnostics, telematics, and mobile apps. Learn about the results of penetration testing conducted on the European electric Volkswagen ID3 model, with findings applicable to ID4, ID5, and hundreds of thousands of electric cars currently on the roads. Discover how hackers can gain root access to Infotainment and Gateway modules, install backdoors, and remotely manipulate hacked vehicles. Presented by Alexey Kondikov, Sergey Razmakhnin, Khaled Sakr, and Yuriy Serdyuk, this talk provides valuable insights into the security challenges facing the automotive industry and the potential risks associated with connected car technologies.