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11/25/2020

NEW HACK STEALS A TESLA IN MINUTES VIA BLUETOOTH

Forbes

Security researchers from Belgium have figured out a way to hack into a Tesla Model X by overwriting the firmware of the car’s key fob via a Bluetooth connection, Wired reports.

The hack, which KU Leuven security researcher Lennert Wouters told Wired Tesla still hasn’t addressed, could let a thief steal an entire Model X within 90 seconds.

Wouters combined two vulnerabilities, according to Wired. The first lets a hacker get inside a Model X with a hacked key fob using the car’s vehicle identification number, which is normally printed on the dashboard where it can be read from outside the car.

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