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Hacking a Tesla Model S Could Net $10,000 Prize
cartechboy (2660665) writes "It seems there's a new hack challenge set every week, but this time, it seems different. A challenge has been thrown down to hack a Tesla Model S with a $10,000 prize. The organizers of a computer security conference have set the challenge and it's open to anyone that registers for the Syscan conference. Taking place in Beijing from July 16-17, the rules for the hack competition haven't been revealed yet but a Model S will be on display for hackers to try their luck on. It's important to note that Tesla itself isn't involved in the competition in any official capacity, nor does it support the competition. If successful, this wouldn't be the first time a Tesla Model S has been hacked. In that instance Tesla was quick to warn people that making changes in the Model S' software would immediately void the car's warranty. Given the car's high-tech nature, it's no shock Tesla's taking security seriously. With $10,000 on the line, it'll be interesting to see if anyone manages to crack the code."
$10000? Do all security people work for that kind of money? Have some self-respect. An exploit for a software flaw in a luxury car is worth at least ten times that much.
hacking can get you a death sentence there also how much time will you for GTA??
There better be a waver that no one will be prosecuted and that you will not be on the hook for the full cost of the car if something go wrong
Recently a Tesla Model S was stolen from a dealership and destroyed, and they haven't figured out how the guy managed to do it.
How is voiding the warranty threat show they are taking security seriously? Everyone puts a voids the warranty warning when they don't want you to see whats inside. IF someone hacks your car is the warranty still void?
did you forget to take your meds?
what happens if a failed hack bricks the firmware in a way that the next person / group can't do anything more when it is there trun?
also I don't thing there is a way to do a full reset after someones trun is over.
What will they do if one team does park of the hack and an other does the other part will there be a fight over who do what % and who should get paid?
Reading the summary, I thought this would be about actual hacking... say, making the car do something awesome it couldn't do before. Maybe, like adding a special performance mode, improving its charge rate, or adding features to its entertainment system. I see it's really all about pwnage. I'll pass.
Gamingmuseum.com: Give your 3D accelerator a rest.
With $10,000 on the line, it'll be interesting to see how anyone manages to crack the code.
Fixed that for you. Not a question of "if"...
Instead of voiding the warranty Tesla should encourage the activity and request details of any successful hack so any security issues can be fixed.
My karma is not a Chameleon.
what happens if a failed hack bricks the firmware in a way that the next person / group can't do anything more when it is there trun?
Then it was a successful hack!
An enigma, wrapped in a riddle, shrouded in bacon and cheese
Hack in what way? Bypass security? Make it do something cool that it wasn't originally designed to do? Or do you just need to chop it up with an ax?
Any insufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from technology.
makeing so that the car fails or goes into some kind of limited safe mode is successful hack? What if goes into a mode there you need to do a dealer only restore that they will not let anyone do other then the dealer and only after they verify that the owner is there to pick up the car when it is done. and that restore may come with a new $1000+ CPU / ECU with $250+ labor to install it?
Doesn't this story count as a hack? http://linux.slashdot.org/stor...
OK, so they have a $10K prize.
Now, purely to play devil's advocate -- if someone manages to exploit the system and doesn't tell anybody, is there more to be gained by that?
Even if it's just maliciously 'bricking' these cars, it seems like this incentive isn't as much as some other activities could be.
Hell, you could probably ransom people's cars back to them for more than that.
Lost at C:>. Found at C.
I doubt that would hold up in court unless they could prove the owner of the vehicle performed or conspired to perform the hack.
If a product I purchased was hacked by an outsider, I'd fully expect that to be covered by my warranty because the product security sucked.
makeing so that the car fails or goes into some kind of limited safe mode is successful hack?
Making it burst into flames is a very successful hack.
makeing so that the car fails or goes into some kind of limited safe mode is successful hack?
Yes, if the goal is just to prove the thing can be hacked.
What if goes into a mode there you need to do a dealer only restore that they will not let anyone do other then the dealer and only after they verify that the owner is there to pick up the car when it is done. and that restore may come with a new $1000+ CPU / ECU with $250+ labor to install it?
OK, first thing - meet your new friend, the comma. Learn to understand one another.
Second, you're moving the goalposts. Stop that.
Third, to restate my point, if the idea is to find a flaw and exploit it, than any result other than "no flaw found/exploited" would be a successful one.
An enigma, wrapped in a riddle, shrouded in bacon and cheese
I'm lost on how $10K is going to motivate someone to spend and ruin $64k worth of car? You have to offer more than the price of the vehicle, or it's a net loss to the researcher who wins.
Waht is a Trun?
offer 10k as prize.. get participants to sign proper IP release.. then with hack in hand (and legal ownership), offer it to Tesla for... one BILLION dollars!
I read it quickly at first and thought it said 10,000 FINE .
kind of puts tesla in perspective.
Pretty sure you can figure it out, champ.
> hack a Tesla Model S with a $10,000 prize
That sounds difficult.