Tesla hacked via AMD processor voltage attack

[Cmaier]

Researchers jailbreak a Tesla to get free in-car feature upgrades | TechCrunch

A group of researchers found a way to hack a Tesla's hardware with the goal of getting free in-car upgrades, such as heated rear seats.

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Researchers hack a Tesla by glitching the voltage supply to the AMD processor. Interesting side-channel attack.

 

[Yoused]

Is that anything like rowhammer? I mean, as in remotely sorta?

 

[Eric]

Well said.

“We are not the evil outsider, but we’re actually the insider, we own the car,” Werling told TechCrunch in an interview ahead of the conference. “And we don’t want to pay these $300 for the rear heated seats.”

 

[Cmaier]

Is that anything like rowhammer? I mean, as in remotely sorta?

Vaguely, in that they’re both electrical attacks.

 

[throAU]

Good.

Charging customers more for things that are already in every car via a subscription needs to die.