Thieves Can Unlock And Start A Tesla Model Y In Seconds Using New Hack | Carscoops carscoops
Josep Pi Rodriguez from Seattle-based computer security firm IOActive found that thieves can use the Tesla’s NFC key technology, which is designed to let owners access their cars by tapping an NFC card against the B-pillar to take control of the vehicle. Rodriguez realized that if one thief gets close enough to the driver once they have left the car, for example in a store or bar, while the other stands by the car, it would be possible to open the door and start the car.
Here’s how it works: the thief standing by the car uses a device to persuade the car to transmit a “challenge” to the driver’s NFC card, but then transmits the challenge itself via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth to a mobile phone belonging to the second thief shadowing the driver. Thief 2 holds that phone close to the driver’s pocket or bag where the NFC card is located, and when that NFC card responds, its signal is relayed back to the thief outside the car via the mobile phone.
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