Tesla Challenges Pwn2Own Hackers to Find Bugs in Its Connected Cars and Win a Model 3

Some Tesla Model 3 cars and $1 million (roughly Rs. 7 crores) in award money will be up for grabs.

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By Indo-Asian News Service | Updated: 13 January 2020 12:40 IST
Highlights
  • The annual Pwn2Own hacker's competition will be held in March
  • Hackers won a Tesla Model 3 last year for hacking into its systems
  • They targeted the infotainment system on the Tesla Model 3

Tesla says such hacking events test and improve its vehicle security systems.

Electric automaker Tesla has once again challenged hackers to find bugs in its connected cars.

The Elon Musk-run company is returning to the annual hackers' competition "Pwn2Own" to be held in Vancouver in March, reports electrek.

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Some Model 3 cars and $1 million (roughly Rs. 7 crores) in award money will be up for grabs.

In March last year, a group of hackers won a Tesla Model 3 and $35,000 (roughly Rs. 24.7 lakhs) for hacking into its systems.

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Amat Cama and Richard Zhu of team called 'Fluoroacetate' exposed a vulnerability in the vehicle system during the hacking competition.

The hackers targeted the infotainment system on the Tesla Model 3.

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According to the Electric Vehicle maker, such hacking events test as well as improve its security systems.

Hackers have also demonstrated how they could trick a Tesla Model S to enter into the wrong lane by using a method called "adversarial attack", a way of manipulating a Machine Learning model.

 

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