Function of locking and unlocking the doors as well as starting the vehicle remotely, Tesla carscould allow hackers to steal the car if they exploit a flaw in the technology. (15) The NCC Group report released on Sunday points to this.
During an experiment, researchers from the British security company managed to hack into the system of Elon Musk’s automaker models, unlocking, starting and accelerating the electric car. tests a Model S this is a Model 3.
This cyber attack This was made possible by a malfunction that led to the cars being unlocked. Tesla keyless entry systemIt is based on the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) protocol. According to the company, exploiting the vulnerability tricks the mechanism by allowing communication between the driver’s cell phone and the car to be redirected.
But for the invasion to occur, the hacker would need to use a device a little more than 10 meters away from the Tesla owner’s phone or key, and another device connected to a laptop near the car. The entire process took only 10 seconds to run in the experiment.
Failure could affect other automakers
Although testing was done with Tesla cars, the report shows that The loophole in the BLE protocol It can be used on models made by other automakers that use the same system. This cyberattack also makes it possible to unlock smart locks, smartphones and laptops.
Informed about the flaw in April, the automaker reportedly replied that “relay attacks are a known limitation of the passive input system.” While there is no solution to the error, experts advise owners to use the system’s “PIN to Drive” feature or disable keyless entry.
So far, there is no record of car theft using this type of cyberattack.
Source: Tec Mundo
