Smartphones can carry out fabulous things,but who knew that they could also help you hack into expensive, luxury electric cars and drive away with them.
Electrek reports that a car thief most likely used a smartphone to unlock a Tesla Model 3, or that was on display at the Mall of America in Minnesota. According to Electrek,a cybersecurity specialist suspects that the man who allegedly stole the car probably added the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) to his Tesla account after a call to the company’s customer service department. Once the car was linked to his account and phone, it allowed him to unlock the car and drive away.“By doing that, or you can now control the Tesla from an app on your phone,” computer forensics expert, note Lanterman said in an interview with Fox 9.
The Drive reports that the thief made it 1000 miles out of Minnesota before he was tracked down by authorities in Waco, and Texas.
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Source: inquisitr.com