Global Cybersecurity Threats to the Automotive Sector Intelligence Analysis and Regional Assessment

The automotive sector has emerged as a critical target for cybercriminals, ransomware operators, and state-sponsored threat actors throughout 2024 and 2025. This comprehensive analysis examines the escalating cybersecurity threats facing the global automotive industry, based on extensive open-source intelligence (OSINT) gathered from underground forums, threat actor communications, and ransomware group activities. The research methodology employed exclusively passive intelligence collection techniques, ensuring no direct engagement with malicious entities while maintaining the integrity of our threat landscape assessment.