Security News > 2020 > March > Vulnerability Exposed Tesla Central Touchscreen to DoS Attacks
Hackers could have caused a Tesla Model 3's central touchscreen to become unusable simply by getting the targeted user to visit a specially crafted website.
A researcher who uses the online moniker Nullze discovered that the Tesla Model 3's web interface is affected by a denial-of-service vulnerability.
The researcher pointed out that while exploitation of the vulnerability causes the central display to crash, the car can still be driven.
Tesla owners who have yet to install the update can test the vulnerability by using a proof-of-concept exploit made available by Nullze.
Nullze said he started looking at the security of Tesla cars after seeing Amat Cama and Richard Zhu win a Tesla at the Pwn2Own 2019 competition after they hacked the vehicle's web browser.
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