Tesla Killer: The Fuzzed and the Furious

The Tesla doesn’t have a conventional OBDII port onboard diagnostics as such. There’s a connector, but it’s just provided with +12V/ground in order to power things like insurance telematics dongles. Instead, there’s the Tesla diagnostics connector X427 which is where things get a bit weird. That...

Simple Security Flaws Could Steer Ships Off Course

A proof-of-concept attack could cause ships to dangerously veer off course, and it all stems from simple security issues, including the failure to change default passwords or segment networks. Researcher Ken Munro, with Pen Test Partners, on Monday showed how the attack could work and how it’s...

Hackers Demonstrate Car Hacking using a laptop

Computer geeks already knew it was possible to hack into a car's computerized systems and finally, two U.S. hackers - Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, sponsored by the Pentagon's research facility DARPA recently demonstrated just how easy it is for malicious hackers to physically hijack a modern...