An easy phishing attack using a Flipper Zero device can lead to compromising Tesla accounts, unlocking cars, and starting them. The attack works on the latest Tesla app, version 4.30.6, and Tesla software version 11.1 2024.2.7. […]

  • Fapper_McFapper@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    An attacker at a Tesla supercharger station could deploy a WiFi network called"Tesla Guest," an SSID that is commonly found at Tesla service centers and car owners are familiar with it.

    It’s just an all out war on the flipper isn’t it? This is a phishing attack that can be done through many other methods.

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      9 months ago

      Literally any laptop with a WiFi chip can do this. And probably most phones and tablets. And Raspberry Pi’s. Hell, even WiFi routers have all the features and functionality to do this.

      I can also steal a Tesla with a $5 wrench by beating the driver until they give me the keys. Nobody’s outlawing wrenches.