A group of security researchers has proven, once again, that the software and systems of Tesla cars are high-tech It is easily exploited. in the Zero Day Initiative Hacking contest Pwn2Own 2023 This week, cybersecurity firm Synacktiv successfully hacked Tesla’s infotainment and Gateway networks in a Model 3 car, first reported in a blog post. Zero day blog.
As the name of the competition “Pwn2Own” suggests, the researchers subsequently won the vehicle – along with combined Cash prize $350,000 for the two achievements.
On Wednesday, white hat hackers at Snyactiv breached the Tesla Model 3 Gateway system Power management interface that communicate between Tesla cars and Tesla Powerwalls– The company’s home network system. Although the security researchers weren’t working on an actual vehicle, the hack would theoretically have allowed them to open the car’s doors and front hood, Axios report.
According to Tweet From a cyber security company. Zero Day, too, seems to support this assessment in its own post announcing the achievement award increase.
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If combined and applied maliciously, the hacks could easily make a Tesla car unsafe to drive. Fortunately, they were confined to the company Sponsored contest. To Tesla’s credit, it has put its technology to the test, and is sure to fix the security flaws exposed on Pwn2Own.
However, this is not the first time that security researchers and hackers have hacked a Tesla. Last year, a white hat exposed a vulnerability that could lead to One of the electric cars was stolen. Also in 2022, a teen claims to have Infiltrate an entire global fleet of 25 different Teslas – and be able to remotely operate commands on those vehicles. Additional previous hacks revealed security vulnerabilities in Car key chains And Data security systems.
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