hacking EV chargers

At the start of the Ukraine war, hackers tweaked charging stations along the Moscow–Saint Petersburg motorway in Russia to show anti-Putin messages. A charger in Illinois has been hacked with anti-Biden messages. In May of 2022 the Journal of Energies published an article discussing the vulnerabilities of public EV chargers. It is recommended that home chargers not be connected to the internet. Here’s the big picture folks: imagine if multiple public EV chargers are hacked, and together these 1000s of grid access points are a means to attack the grid.

Route Fifty | Hackers already infiltrate EV chargers. It could get worse.