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Tesla Model S Hacking Prize Claimed
savuporo sends word that a $10,000 bounty placed on hacking a Tesla Model S has been claimed by a team from Zhejiang University in China. The bounty itself was not issued by Tesla, but by Qihoo 360, a Chinese security company.
"[The researchers] were able to gain remote control of the car's door locks, headlights, wipers, sunroof, and horn, Qihoo 360 said on its social networking Sina Weibo account. The security firm declined to reveal details at this point about how the hack was accomplished, although one report indicated that the hackers cracked the six-digit code for the Model S's mobile app.
Only if they don't tell Tesla. In fact until they tell Tesla and give them some time to get a fix, they probably shouldn't tell the general public.
Oh my fucking God!
Do you mean to tell me that someone might be able to gain control of a car now!
Those Fuckers at Tesla will cause the downfall of civilization!
We have had cars for well over a hundred years now, and it looks like Tesla is the only company that has cars that can be stolen!. Shit! First fires, now stolen vehicles.This electrical car thing isn't going to work at all.
Umm, Thanks, Obama!
The shepherds did so well protecting the flock that the sheep no longer believed that wolves existed.