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General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => Technology => Topic started by: mystery-ak on January 13, 2022, 12:24:36 am
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Hacker, 19, takes control of more than 20 Tesla vehicles in 10 countries through a flaw in third-party software that let him start cars remotely and even spy on the driver
David Colombo, 19, found vulnerabilities in a third-party software that let him take over more than 20 Tesla vehicles from owners around the world
He shared the feat on Twitter saying it is not Tesla's fault, but the owner who downloaded the software that holds their personal information
Colombo has contacted Tesla, which is now investigating the mattere
By Stacy Liberatore For Dailymail.com
Published: 17:07 EST, 12 January 2022 | Updated: 18:05 EST, 12 January 2022
A 19-year-old hacker claims to have taken over more than 20 Tesla vehicles in 10 countries through a software vulnerability.
David Colombo, who is based in Germany, shared the feat on Twitter saying the fault does not fall on the Elon Musk-founded company, but on owners of the Teslas.
The flaw is said to have been found in third-party software that allowed Colombo to unlock doors and windows, start the cars without keys and disable security systems.
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That is going to end up being a real epic disaster, when some botnet gets control of several thousand EVs and causes them to crash.