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Teenager Claims to Have Hacked Tesla Cars Worldwide

19-year-old David Colombo (@david_colombo_) on Monday revealed in a series of tweets that he was able to hack into and gain “remote control” over 25+ Tesla cars in 13 countries without the owners’ consent or knowledge using a security vulnerability he discovered — reports Automotive News. So, I now have full remote control of over 20 […]

Russian Man Faces 10 Months in Prison for Tesla Extortion Attempt

Last August, a Russian hacker attempted to offer $1 million in Bitcoin to a Tesla employee as part of a plot to spread ransomware across the company’s Sparks, Nevada factory. The employee turned the hacker in, and a federal lawsuit was opened later that month. Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov pleaded guilty in the US to conspiracy […]