Tesla Motors has announced that it has released a software update that eliminates a flaw in the security system of the Tesla Model S sedan, which could allow hackers to gain remote control over an electric vehicle. Cyber security experts said they were able to access the Model S and shut down the engine while driving at low speeds. This is one of six vulnerabilities found that allow hackers to remotely seize a car, The Financial Times newspaper reported.
Tesla Motors confirmed the above and said that the software patch had already been handed over to the electric vehicle users “by air”.
Kevin Mahaffi, chief cybersecurity chief of Lookout, and Mark Flagers, chief security researcher at Cloudflare, reported that they hacked Tesla Model S to test the popular belief that Tesla software is superior to other automakers.
We killed the engine while driving at five miles per hour. “All the screens went off, the music turned off, the handbrake worked, and the car stopped,” the experts said.
In this case, Tesla clarified that the electric car was turned off not remotely, but from the inside.
Our team works closely with security experts to ensure that our systems are constantly protected from all sorts of vulnerabilities through regular stress tests, checks and updates, the automaker said.
It is reported that the details of the hacking will be presented at the upcoming conference on cyber security in Las Vegas.
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