Electric cars: cyber threat to charging stations
If the IT security of the charging stations continues to be neglected, this could slow down the progress of electric vehicles in society and offer new targets for hackers. Because these are simply other IoT devices connected to the Internet. The virtual threats of EV charging stations are becoming more and more real. This could delay the spread of electric vehicles and hamper government mandated efforts to combat climate change. The target set by the federal government is, for example, to reduce emissions from traffic by 2030 to 40 percent by 42. Meanwhile, the European Parliament is aiming for a complete ban on…