Credit: Car and Driver
First it was a Fiat Chrysler vehicles fitted with the uConnect system, then GM OnStar vehicles, now hackers have gained control of a Tesla Model S & brought it to a halt.
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1099460_tesla-model-s-hacked-in-low-speed-driving-patch-issued-details-tomorrow / Fiat Chrysler Automobiles intense public scrutiny hackers took control Jeep Cherokee remotely Uconnect infotainment system disabled brakes transmission publicity vulnerability recall 1.4 million vehicles fix strong pressure National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA Tesla's Britain's Financial Times hackers DefCon conference Las Vegas took control of a Tesla Model S electric car EV electric vehicle switched it off was running at low speeds white-hat researchers Kevin Mahaffey chief technology officer Lookout Marc Rogers, principal security researcher Cloudflare six security flaws hack hacker hacked target Tesla software-centric company software less vulnerable legacy automakers Tesla's Silicon Valley origins entirely secure vehicle control software white-hat hackers security flaws push companies fix focus preventing flaws black-hat hackers goals malicious destructive criminal Mahaffey Rogers gain physical access Tesla hack requiring a physical connection via Ethernet cable allowed access Model S remotely FT manipulate speedometer show display wrong speed lower raise windows lock unlock turn car on or off low speeds 5 mph shut car down turned all instruments displays black engaged emergency brake stop higher speeds screens went blank electric drive disengaged power steering driver steer safely to the roadside Tesla issued a patch update cars researchers update its control software so quickly unique over-the-air software update capability built into all Model S cars conventional carmakers change their software exception for non-critical updates infotainment systems owners can install via USB drive security team security research community protect our systems vulnerabilities stress-testing validating updating our safeguards Lookout's research test for vulnerabilities developed an update vulnerabilities available to all Model S customers over-the-air update deployed to all vehicles /
