A security researcher successfully exploited a vulnerability that allowed them to not only unlock a Tesla but also drive away without ever having to touch one of the car’s keys.
In a video shared with Reuters, Sultan Qasim Khan, a researcher from the cybersecurity firm NCC Group, demonstrates the attack on a 2021 Tesla Model Y. Its public disclosure also states that the vulnerability was successful on a 2020 Tesla Model 3. By utilizing a relay device attached to a laptop, the attacker can wirelessly bridge a gap between the car and the victim’s phone, tricking the vehicle into thinking that the phone is within range of the vehicle when it could be hundreds of feet (or even miles) away. Read the original article.
