In this report, we’ll discuss three automotive-related cybersecurity emerging risks we’ve identified in 2023, arising from the rapid proliferation of SDVs. Growth in backend attacks allowing access to sensitive vehicle data and controls, the ever-evolving SBOM and the critical role it plays in enhancing automotive threat intelligence and cyber are on the rise in the agriculture, construction, and heavy machinery industries that fare fast to adopt software-defined and autonomous capabilities.

As a leader in automotive cybersecurity and automotive cyber threat intelligence, Upstream Security continually monitors and analyzes worldwide cyber incidents to protect the automotive ecosystem from cyber threats and misuse. This report was created by analyzing 633 publicly reported incidents since 2010, 207 of them in 2020 as of November 25, 2020.

This report was created by analyzing 900+ publicly reported incidents that occurred since 2010, with an increase of more than 225% in the number of incidents taking place in 2021 alone, when compared to 2018. Our researchers have carefully categorized the data we have collected, analyzing each incident’s attack methods, attack vectors, impact, target industries, and many other aspects.

This report marks Upstream’s fifth annual report, uncovering the expanding and emerging automotive cybersecurity risks, and how they impact the entire smart mobility ecosystem.

This report highlights research into cyber-attack trends in the smart mobility ecosystem.