A German teenager claims to have succeeded in controlling 25 Tesla cars in 13 countries

A German young man who specializes in discovering security vulnerabilities and operating systems claimed his success in controlling various functions in 25 Tesla cars in 13 countries.

The young researcher said that his success was not due to gaps in the applications of the company “Tesla” in cars, but rather because of mistakes by the owners of these cars.

The young researcher, David Colombo, announced his success in hacking into car systems through a series of tweets.

Colombo, 19, said that he was able to know whether the driver was inside or outside the car, and was able to start the engine remotely and determine the exact location of the car, as well as control the doors and windows.

At the same time, he was unable to control the vehicle’s steering nor reduce its speed to reduce the risk of collisions.

“However, I can now remotely command more than 25 Tesla cars in 13 countries without their owners knowing,” Colombo said. “In terms of what I can do with Tesla cars now, this includes disabling the anti-theft alarm, controlling doors and windows, and starting Starting the car without a key.

Colombo said he had informed Tesla’s data security officials of the vulnerabilities he had managed to access and exploit.

Nevertheless I now can remotely run commands on 25+ Tesla‘s in 13 countries without the owners knowledge.

Regarding what I‘m able to do with these Tesla‘s now.
This includes disabling Sentry Mode, opening the doors/windows and even starting Keyless Driving.

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— David Colombo (@david_colombo_) January 11, 2022