NEWS BRIEF
Researchers on the this yr’s Pwn2Own Automotive hacking contest efficiently hacked Tesla’s wall connector electrical automobile (EV) charger.
The annual contest focuses on hacking automotive applied sciences throughout the Automotive World tradeshow in Tokyo. The competition permits researchers to focus on automobile working programs, electrical autos, chargers, and infotainment programs in autos to uncover hidden vulnerabilities and potential threats.
Zero Day Initiative stated the PHP Hooligans used a “numeric vary comparability with out minimal test” zero-day bug to take over the EV charger and crash it. This feat earned them $50,000 in prize cash and 5 Grasp of Pwn factors.
Proper behind them was Synacktic, which hacked the Tesla EV charger by means of the charging connector.
The PHP Hooligans additionally exploited 23 different zero-day vulnerabilities in WOLFBOX, ChargePoint House Flex, Autel MaxiCharger, Phoenix Contact CHARX, and EMPORIA EV chargers.
On day two of the competition, Pattern Micro’s Zero Day Initiative paid out $718,250 in rewards to onsite safety researchers who found 39 distinctive zero-days.
Sina Kheirkhah is at present main the Pwn2Own contest with 24.5 factors, adopted by Synacktiv in second place, and PHP Hooligans in third.
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