Denmark and Norway investigate Yutong bus security flaw amid rising tech fears

Denmark and Norway are investigating a security flaw in Chinese-made Yutong buses, amid rising Western tech fears, according to NBC News. NBC News reports that Yutong electric buses can receive remote updates and diagnostics, which could allow interference with operations, a concern highlighted by Movia, the Danish public transport provider, which operates 262 Yutong buses across Copenhagen and eastern Denmark.

Norway’s Ruter has also tested Yutong alongside Dutch VDL buses in an underground facility to check for remote access vulnerabilities, underscoring that the risk potentially affects all connected vehicles, not just Chinese ones. Yutong said it values safety and data privacy, follows laws and standards, and stores EU vehicle data securely on Amazon servers in Frankfurt, protected by encryption and access controls, adding that no one can access or operate the system without customer authorisation.

The piece notes there has been no comment yet from China’s Ministry of Commerce, while European fears about dependency on Chinese technology and potential cyber risks in the auto sector continue to grow.