Spreading a computer worm over connected cars

Sammanfattning: The increasing connectivity of the modern society means that connected de- vices can be reached without physical access. This means that security risks that previously only existed in the physical realm now also exist digitally. Developing secure IoT-devices (Internet of Things) is no easy feat and it is some- thing that is often not taken into significant consideration during development of the IoT-devices. In this thesis it is examined whether it is possible to develop a self-spreading computer worm for an AutoPi dongle. For this thesis a literature study was performed to give knowledge about computer worms which was then used to develop a self-spreading computer worm for the AutoPi. The computer worm that was developed is based on a previously found vulnerability in a 2019 thesis by Burdzovic and Matsson. This computer worm can spread over AutoPi devices and has been confirmed to be able to spread over two AutoPi devices. This demonstrates that AutoPi has a vulnerability that could be used to cause societal harm.