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Infosecurity Magazine

Automotive Ransomware Attacks Double in a Year

2026-04-16 · Read original ↗

ATT&CK techniques detected

4 predictions
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
93%
“) tools against tampering and disabling - maintaining immutable, offline backups isolated from domain - joined systems, and testing restoration regularly - establishing baseline security requirements for supply chain partners, including software providers, and actively monitoring…”
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
90%
“automotive ransomware attacks double in a year ransomware is now the fastest growing and most disruptive cyber threat facing the automotive sector, accounting for 44 % of attacks on carmakers in 2025, according to halcyon. the security vendor crunched data from multiple sources t…”
T1195Supply Chain Compromise
49%
“) tools against tampering and disabling - maintaining immutable, offline backups isolated from domain - joined systems, and testing restoration regularly - establishing baseline security requirements for supply chain partners, including software providers, and actively monitoring…”
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
32%
“##m in q2 the report also noted that carmakers are an increasingly popular target for attack due to their low tolerance for downtime. that was highlighted last year when jaguar land rover ( jlr ) suffered a ransomware - related production outage that stretched to five weeks, cost…”

Summary

Halcyon says ransomware now accounts for more than two-fifths of cyber-attacks targeting carmakers