Tesla has always been a pioneer in the field of smart cars, so it has become the favorite object of hackers, and many hackers have successfully hacked into Tesla through software vulnerabilities over the years, including the 360 team from China and Tencent Cohen Labs.
Of course, these people are strictly white customers, they found Tesla's software system vulnerabilities, and will not be used to do bad things, but if there are really unscrupulous hackers who want to make a fuss about vehicle safety, the consequences are very serious.
Recently, David Colombo, a 19-year-old genius teenager from Germany, discovered a loophole in Tesla, saying on Twitter that he had successfully remotely controlled 25 Tesla cars from 13 countries.
Specifically, David Colombo was able to disable the vehicle's sentry mode, open and close doors and windows, play music, flash lights, and see where the vehicle is and whether the driver is in the car.
While it's not yet possible to directly control the steering or acceleration and deceleration of the vehicle, David Colombo stresses that it's still dangerous to have someone who can suddenly play your music remotely at maximum volume at high speed, or suddenly open your car window.
David Colombo emphasized in his post that he uses API keys and third-party software to access the vehicle, but he's not doing it through a vulnerability in Tesla's software infrastructure, so the vulnerability is actually to blame on the owner, not Tesla.
It is reported that Tesla has contacted the hacker, the security team has also launched an investigation, fortunately, this young German hacker has no malicious intent, so the affected Tesla owners can rest assured for the time being.
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