News Summary

• A head unit is a system that combines multimedia functions with partial control over certain vehicle functions.
• Head units may come as part of a car’s factory equipment or as an aftermarket upgrade.
• Most apps developed for Android devices can also run on an Android-based head unit.
• Since a head unit typically holds nothing of value to an attacker, one of the more likely attack scenarios using “classic” Android malware is infecting the device to recruit it into a botnet – similar to attacks on IoT devices.