Hackers win Tesla Model 3 at security competition with $530,000 exploit

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Hackers win Tesla Model 3 at security competition with $530,000 exploit
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Researchers demonstrated Tesla’s hacking vulnerabilities at Pwn2Own Vancouver. Find out more at 🚀 engineering interestingengineering

Despite these flaws, the researchers noted that Tesla is doing an excellent job of making the car difficult to hack by putting in place a sophisticated system of sandboxes, which isolates components and makes it more difficult to gain greater privileges by simply breaking into one of them.demonstrated two different exploits.

They inserted the required malicious code using a Time of Check to Time of Use attack, a strategy that takes advantage of the brief interval between when a computer examines something like a security credential and when it really uses it. They weren't hacking a genuine Model 3 for safety concerns, but they would have been able to open the front hood and doors of the vehicle even while it was moving.The second vulnerability allowed the hackers to remotely take control of the infotainment system of the mimic Tesla and, from there, other car systems.

According to the researchers, the remedies for these vulnerabilities are being developed by Tesla and should soon be installed on cars.

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