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Researchers identify critical vulnerabilities in automotive Bluetooth systems

Cybersecurity researchers have identified four significant security vulnerabilities in a widely used automotive Bluetooth system that could potentially allow remote attackers to execute code on millions of vehicles worldwide. The vulnerabilities, collectively named PerfektBlue by PCA Cyber Security, affect OpenSynergy’s BlueSDK Bluetooth stack, which is used to implement Bluetooth functionality in embedded systems, with a…

Mercedes-backed Volocopter files for bankruptcy

German electric air taxi company Volocopter has filed for bankruptcy protection, the latest in a string of similar startups to hit financial turbulence. The company plans to keep operating while it searches for new investors. “We are ahead of our industry peers in our technological, flight test, and certification progress. That makes us an attractive…