If you try to hack Tesla, you’ll have to do it again twice. Indeed, the American manufacturer wished to have enhanced cyber security.

But to stay on the cutting edge of technology, Tesla is hiring white pirates Goal? Find the flaws early real pirates do not do it

Hack Tesla and win a Model 3

With this in mind, Tesla has organized a hacker competition. The goal: to find the best security researchers.

The event was organized “Zero Day” initiative., in collaboration with Tesla. In the game model 3 for big winners

All they had to do was try to hack Tesla. Whoever comes first wins competition and with him car.

Dude, where’s my car?

Security firm Synacktiv says the three vulnerabilities, combined together, allow hacker ecosystems to remotely hack a Tesla, turn off the lights, sound the horn, open the trunk, activate the windshield wipers and pry into the infotainment system.

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France, hacking champion

Competition was held for two days. At first it was necessary to hack management system energy Sluice Tesla

And kokoriko: big winners are French as it is a team Synactive To achieve success piracythey carried out what is called an attack TOCTTOUknow From the time of inspection to the time of use.

This attack will be allowed our French pirates to open the trunk of the car, as well as the doors of the Tesla Model 3 c movement.

Less than two minutes, the case was resolved. Thus they won 100,000 USD as well as the Tesla Model 3.

The first in history

But that’s not all. Actually, when second day competition, team Synactive struck again.

This time, French pirates managed to compromise the infotainment system. They got it for that root access through the connection Bluetooth.

Thanks to this is an amazing performanceteam Synactive won $530,000 as well as model 3.

This is a reward level 2 for the Zero Day Initiative, that is first in the history of competition.