![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/urgent-warning-for-electric-car-drivers-as-serious-problem-with-evs-is-revealed/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/newspress-collage-23471570-1691957734893.jpg&description=WATCH OUT Published : 21:16, 13 Aug 2023 AN EXPERT has issued an urgent warning to electric car drivers about a serious problem with EVs. Jake Moore of ESET said that criminals can remotely hack and steal the personal data stored in your motor. 1 Hackers could remotely unlock your electric car Credit: Getty Your email address, phone number and credit card details could all end up being sold to fraudsters on the dark web. Expert Jake told the Mail : "Malicious actors are looking to abuse the potentially weak on-board technology. "So much new technology is designed with one thing in mind – speed of manufacturing. "Security gets pushed out and the devices are often left riddled with present and future flaws." Electric cars are plugged into the internet through a wireless network. If their software isn't kept up to date, hackers could access it "over the air". Belgian researchers found that criminals could even unlock your motor. It comes after photos appeared to show the inside of the new £32,000 Tesla Cybertruck with a detachable sleeping pod - but it's divided opinion. The snaps were posted to social media after they were reportedly taken at a day-long event Elon Musk held for Tesla shareholders. An electric vehicle expert revealed 11 mistakes people make when buying a Tesla .){kind=link}
AN EXPERT has issued an urgent warning to electric car drivers about a serious problem with EVs.
Jake Moore of ESET said that criminals can remotely hack and steal the personal data stored in your motor.
Your email address, phone number and credit card details could all end up being sold to fraudsters on the dark web.
Expert Jake told the Mail: “Malicious actors are looking to abuse the potentially weak on-board technology.
“So much new technology is designed with one thing in mind – speed of manufacturing.