The malware didn’t sneak onto these DoFun head units. The units’ own updater installed it. Kaspersky found the infection in June 2026, and the program that installed the dropper is a system app called ...

Hackers exploited trusted software updates to deliver malware directly into car head units Kaspersky says this is the first campaign tailored specifically for vehicle head units The malware can run ...

Botnets are spreading to new avenues, as researchers recently spotted Android malware for the first time targeting car head units, the hardware modules on dashboards that control vehicle communication ...

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky today (Sept 29) claims that it has uncovered a malware campaign targeting Android-based car head units.

The smarter cars are getting, the more exposed they are to cyberattacks that previously targeted PCs and phones. This is the case with modern vehicles running Android, as security researchers at ...

Android Auto 17.4 fixes a bug that caused connections to drop or freeze every few minutes on some phones and car head units. The issue affected both wired and wireless Android Auto, with some users ...