Lock full-on the throttle / lock steering ahead-and-maybe-slightly-to-the-left / lock out brakes of e.g. every Tesla[1] in existence[2]? This is not utterly implausible for a single person to be able to do[3][4].
9/11 caused the US to invoke NATO article 5 for ~3,000 civilians killed. ~2.3 million Teslas have been sold[5].
There’s been multiple instances of white-hats pointing out remotely exploitable security flaws in cars, and Tesla’s response to white-hats has been extremely negative, meaning that flaws that would otherwise be fixed often aren’t.
What do you think a single hacker could do that would realistically lead to a WWIII situation?
Lock full-on the throttle / lock steering ahead-and-maybe-slightly-to-the-left / lock out brakes of e.g. every Tesla[1] in existence[2]? This is not utterly implausible for a single person to be able to do[3][4].
9/11 caused the US to invoke NATO article 5 for ~3,000 civilians killed. ~2.3 million Teslas have been sold[5].
Or insert other major remotely-accessible model of car here.
Especially if the person in question is both a) in a country that isn’t cooperative with NATO and b) doesn’t especially bother to cover their tracks.
There’s been multiple instances of white-hats pointing out remotely exploitable security flaws in cars, and Tesla’s response to white-hats has been extremely negative, meaning that flaws that would otherwise be fixed often aren’t.
Also note that Teslas are cellular-connected.
I don’t have an accurate number as to how many are on the road.