Austrian researcher Martin Herfurt has demonstrated a new way to steal a Tesla – for this attacker can abuse the function of adding a new NFC key, doing it unnoticed by the car owner, in just 130 seconds. We love Tesla security news and have already covered that Information Security Specialist Showed How to Steal… Continue reading A Bug in the System Allows Adding a new NFC Key for a Tesla Car
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Information Security Specialist Showed How to Steal a Tesla Car
Sultan Qasim Khan, a security consultant of the NCC Group, has disclosed a vulnerability that allows attackers to enter the salon and steal a Tesla car. The vulnerability consists of the redirection of communication between the Tesla owner’s smartphone or key fob and the car itself. During the demonstration, the specialist used two small repeaters… Continue reading Information Security Specialist Showed How to Steal a Tesla Car
Teen gets remote access to 25 Tesla cars
19-year-old David Colombo said on Twitter that he gets remote access to 25 Tesla cars in 13 countries around the world. According to him, the problem was not with the automaker’s infrastructure, but with unnamed third-party software that some car owners use. Colombo says that he can remotely run commands on cars available to him… Continue reading Teen gets remote access to 25 Tesla cars
Researchers made Tesla’s autopilot work without a driver
Tesla’s autopilot system can be easily tricked into driving a car without a driver. According to experts from the non-profit organization Consumer Reports, the investigation of this problem appeared after a fatal accident in Texas, when no one was driving a Tesla car. By using a weighted chain attached to the steering wheel to simulate… Continue reading Researchers made Tesla’s autopilot work without a driver
Russian who tried to hack Tesla was pleaded guilty
The Russian, who offered a Tesla specialist $1,000,000 for installing malware into the company’s network in Reno, Nevada, was pleaded guilty. In August 2020, we talked about the arrest of a Russian citizen Yegor Igorevich Kryuchkov, who came to the United States on a tourist visa. He was accused of collaborating with a group of… Continue reading Russian who tried to hack Tesla was pleaded guilty
Hackers gained access to surveillance cameras in Tesla, Cloudflare and banks
Bloomberg reports that some hackers have gained access to surveillance cameras installed in Tesla, Equinox, medical clinics, prisons and banks. In addition to the images from the cameras, the hackers published screenshots proving that they had direct access to the surveillance systems installed at the headquarters of Cloudflare and Telsa. The group’s operation took place… Continue reading Hackers gained access to surveillance cameras in Tesla, Cloudflare and banks
Researcher compromised 35 companies through new “dependency confusion” attack
Information security expert Alex Birsan spoke about a new attack called “dependency confusion”. The problem is a variation of the supply chain attack. Besides the name “dependency confusion”, the attacks is also called a “substitution attack”. For detecting this method of attacks, the researcher has already received more than $130,000 from various companies through bug… Continue reading Researcher compromised 35 companies through new “dependency confusion” attack
Elon Musk confirmed that the Russian offered a Tesla employee a million dollars for hacking the company
Earlier this week, the US Department of Justice announced the arrest of 27-year-old Russian named Kryuchkov Yegor Igorevich, who came to the United States on a tourist visa. According to court documents, he was accused of attempting to bribe an employee of a company based in Nevada: Kryuchkov offered a million dollars to install malware… Continue reading Elon Musk confirmed that the Russian offered a Tesla employee a million dollars for hacking the company
IS researcher found that the Tesla Model 3 interface is vulnerable to DoS attacks
Researcher Jacob Archuleta, known on the network under the pseudonym Nullze, found that the Tesla Model 3 interface is vulnerable to DoS attacks (Denial of Service). The bug received the identifier CVE-2020-10558, and with its help, an attacker could cause the car’s main touchscreen to stop responding to user requests. After some trial of an… Continue reading IS researcher found that the Tesla Model 3 interface is vulnerable to DoS attacks