Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Teslas Can Be Stolen by Hijacking WiFi at Charging Stations, Researchers Find

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Teslas Can Be Stolen by Hijacking WiFi at Charging Stations, Researchers Find

Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Researchers have found that hackers could easily hijack WiFi networks at Tesla charging stations to steal parked vehicles.

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Except in the article here, they are counting on a driver connecting their phone to the wifi and logging in with Tesla credentials.

In this instance you don’t need to disable anything in the car.

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