T. A. Gardner
Serial Thread Killer
That didn't take long. As public charging stations for cars increase, hackers are finding them easy targets to attack. The stations are often in unprotected locations without security or surveillance, and can easily be hacked as few have any protection against it on them. Hackers can even take their time doing their work by pretending to be charging their own car there. Also, because these stations are stand-alone and often far from buildings, they are almost universally wireless sending your data to a service or company at some central location. That makes it simple for a hacker to add an RFID receiver of their own to gain the same information without you knowing it's happening.
The scams that result are expected to be hard to detect, stop, and very expensive to EV owners that use public stations to charge.
More dangerous is the possibility the hacker(s) could infiltrate the grid in general from one and bring it down over a wide area.
Hackers already infiltrate EV chargers. It could only get worse.
https://grist.org/technology/hackers-already-infiltrate-ev-chargers-it-could-only-get-worse/
How big is the risk that someone will hack an EV charging network?
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2022/07/ev-charging-networks-create-a-tempting-target-for-cyberattacks/
EV Charger Hacking Poses a ‘Catastrophic’ Risk
Vulnerabilities in electric vehicle charging stations and a lack of broad standards threaten drivers—and the power grid.
https://www.wired.com/story/electric-vehicle-charging-station-hacks/
At a gas station you have only a small risk of someone having put a card scanner in the pay at the pump device. It is hardwired to the station itself so there isn't nearly the same threat as with EV charging stations.
The scams that result are expected to be hard to detect, stop, and very expensive to EV owners that use public stations to charge.
More dangerous is the possibility the hacker(s) could infiltrate the grid in general from one and bring it down over a wide area.
Hackers already infiltrate EV chargers. It could only get worse.
https://grist.org/technology/hackers-already-infiltrate-ev-chargers-it-could-only-get-worse/
How big is the risk that someone will hack an EV charging network?
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2022/07/ev-charging-networks-create-a-tempting-target-for-cyberattacks/
EV Charger Hacking Poses a ‘Catastrophic’ Risk
Vulnerabilities in electric vehicle charging stations and a lack of broad standards threaten drivers—and the power grid.
https://www.wired.com/story/electric-vehicle-charging-station-hacks/
At a gas station you have only a small risk of someone having put a card scanner in the pay at the pump device. It is hardwired to the station itself so there isn't nearly the same threat as with EV charging stations.
