Researchers who broke the Tesla Model 3 won big prizes. Specifically, a $100,000 prize and a Model 3 were awarded here.
Today, no computer system or any modern car model that has become a computer is 100 percent secure against cyber attacks. This will never be possible. However, some important gaps can be closed, and for this, White Hat Hackers or security researchers are of great importance. Tesla, which has attached great importance to this issue and made investments for a long time, Pwn2Own named “hack” One of the companies participating in the conference and one more tool of the company recently was hacked successfully. As reported, hacking Tesla vehicles has been a staple of hacking conferences for several years. Edited by Pwn2Own Zero Day Initiativethis year did not constitute an exception in this regard, and that a Tesla confirmed that Model 3 has been successfully hacked. According to the statement made, the Synacktiv team, which participated in the conference, decided to use the Model 3’s built-in operating system. “root” provided access and (On the basis of TOCTTOU) managed to take control of the entire vehicle. Of course, this success was not without reward, as we said above, the Synacktiv team $100,000 prize money and also a Model 3 won.
CONFIRMED! @Synacktiv successfully executed a TOCTOU exploit against Tesla – Gateway. They earn $100,000 as well as 10 Master of Pwn points and this Tesla Model 3. #Pwn2Own #P2OVancouver pic.twitter.com/W61NasJPAl
— Zero Day Initiative (@thezdi) March 22, 2023
Tesla had come to our agenda with bad news before that. Tesla vehicles, you know, have a lot of criticism about quality. So far, very interesting problems of quality and control of Model series vehicles have come to the fore. The latest problem, which has been making noise in the past weeks, was quite interesting and also scary.. Because a Model Y in the USA steering wheel came off while driving. Fortunately, there was no accident or loss of life after this situation. here’s about it US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched an official investigation. Regarding the complete separation of the steering wheel from the steering column on the Model Y, the agency that they were aware of two separate events. and announced that they will examine the situation in depth. Another downside to this dangerous problem was the firm’s approach to the process..