Your car’s apps may be exposing private details of your everyday life

But a connected car can leave something else exposed, even while it stays safely parked.

Researchers who examined hundreds of reported security flaws found that a growing share involved those outside systems.

The weak spots shifted The team examined 413 security flaws reported between 2022 and September 2024.

In 2015, security researchers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek demonstrated remote control of a Jeep Cherokee’s steering and brakes.

To explore that issue, the researchers scanned 20 public software projects used to build or run car software.