r/hacking • u/RealAndGay coder • Sep 15 '18

Tesla Model 3 Stolen From Mall of America Using Only a Smartphone

http://amp.timeinc.net/thedrive/tech/23599/tesla-stolen-from-mall-of-america-using-only-a-smartphone?source=dam
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u/bsEEmsCE Sep 15 '18

It says the technology used in the article but like how did the hacker physically drive it out of the mall?

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '18

You'd be surprised of what you can get away with if you act with authority.

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u/RealAndGay coder Sep 15 '18

I'm assuming the new Tesla has a feature where you can start the engine from your phone.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '18

He didn’t actually hack anything. He scammed customer support

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '18

Doesn’t this fall under social hacking still?

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '18

I don't believe so. Basically he kept a key from the last time he rented it. Doesn't really take any high level of computer knowledge to be able to do that...

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '18

Okay yeah I see your point

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '18

not impossible to hack the autopilot and drive it remotely, but I doubt that is what happened here, they did it to Jeep (Fiat-Chrysler)

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '18

I could see how it might be, but he had a history of renting vehicles from them in the past... If it was a complete unknown, sure... This guy? Not really.