Hacking EV Chargers to Stress the Grid: When Mobility Becomes Critical Infrastructure

n this episode of Cybersecurity Under Pressure: Real Attacks, Real Lessons, we explore why EV chargers should no longer be treated as simple connected devices.As electric mobility scales, charging infrastructure becomes part of a wider cyber-physical system that connects vehicles, users, payment platforms, operators, cloud backends, energy providers and the grid. A weakness in one layer may not only expose data or interrupt charging. Under the right conditions, it can create operational stress, coordinated load manipulation, service disruption or loss of trust in critical infrastructure.The episode looks at the real attack paths behind this risk: weak charger authentication, vulnerable backend platforms, insecure maintenance access, poor segmentation, exposed APIs and insufficient monitoring between the charging network and the energy ecosystem.The key lesson is clear: EV charging cybersecurity is not only a mobility issue. It is also an energy resilience issue. Security needs to cover the charger, the backend, the operator, the supplier chain and the grid interface before attackers turn convenience into pressure.