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Tesla cars can be hacked, says Chinese agency

Tesla accepts vulnerability and issues security update, rewards the Chinese agency

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Overdrive|Sep 23, 2016, 12:28:54 IST

While many car manufacturers are focusing on bringing autonomous driving technology to daily use, there might be repercussions too following the same. Recently, Keen Security Lab, a Chinese security research firm, reported multiple security vulnerabilities on Tesla vehicles. The team was able to hack and control various functions of the Tesla cars which include unlocking of doors, shifting of seats and opening of the trunk.

The security agency states, “With several months of in-depth research on Tesla cars, we have discovered...

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First Published:Sep 23, 2016, 12:28:54 IST
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