Hackers Crack Tesla Twice, Rake in $1.3 Million at Pwn2Own Automotive
Hackers Crack Tesla Twice, Rake in $1.3 Million at Pwn2Own Automotive
Pwn2Own Automotive 2024, a 3-day contest, saw competitors earn $1,323,750 for hacking Tesla and discovering 49 zero-day bugs in EV systems.
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So, all these exploits seemingly still require physical access to the car/product electronics? If so, that seems to make it somewhat less of an issue (but still an issue of course) than if they could gain e.g. root access without physical access to the car or even proximity at all.
I'm not that worried about my laptop in regards to physical access because I don't usually leave it in public unattended for long.
My car? Sometimes that thing sits in a parking spot or paid garage for weeks when traveling. I also leave it unattended in public most times I go brick and mortar shopping.
Someone still needs to physically break in to the car, which will usually trigger alarms and attention. Like I said, it is still cause for concern, but moderate concern IMO. I would be a hell of a lot more worried if it was possible from anywhere in the world to take over my car remotely. The need for physical direct access to electronics inside the vehicle makes it less vulnerable.
Are you worried about leaving your laptop in your house/apartment? Because anyone could also just break in there and have physical access to your stuff, arguably with even more privacy during the act than with a car parked out in public plain view.
Have you seen how fast car thieves can steal cars now? Through repeater attacks or special devices, they can be gone in 60 seconds.
Car alarms only deter the most casual of thieves.
Fair argument
There is one additional factor though which is that the majority of crimes happen on impulses and depend on perceived potential for reward. A tesla, if you know where to sell it is a clear reward. Cars also tend to be very standard. If you can steal one you know how to steal plenty.
For a house (tend to be more career criminals) you can never be sure there isn't someone home, a dog. Layouts are unknown, chance of leaving identifiable evidence goes up as you take time. Escape routes may be limited. There is definitely some additional risk Involved, creative skill required.
I am gonna go on a limb and say for criminals there as advantages and disadvantages to both types of thievery.
Goes without saying that appropriating/breaking items, invading living space from others for any other reason then life/death survival isn morally repulsive and wrong.
People said this about the Jeep vulnerabilities until they found a way to exploit them remotely.
Where there's smoke, there's fire.