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Elon Musk: Tesla Is Actually Building A Flying Car

On various occasions, Elon Musk has shared his vision of future transformation or technology that could revolutionize the world. Once again, he is back on Twitter, claiming that Tesla will build a flying car by 2022. When Musk tweeted that the upcoming Tesla Roadster would fly like the DeLorean from Back To The Future 2, […]

Tesla Model S Can Be Hacked In Seconds With This Raspberry Pi-powered Equipment

Tesla is the epitome of innovation combined with unmatched features, including utmost comfort and tight security that provides a completely digitized driving experience. However, it seems that hackers are always a step ahead. Researchers from KU Leuven University in Belgium were successful in hacking the key fob of the Tesla Model S with equipment worth $600. […]

Tesla Launches Bounty Program; Allows Good Faith Hackers To Inspect Firmware

Tesla announced on Twitter that they are launching a bug bounty program and are allowing “good faith” researchers to probe into its vehicles’ firmware to identify the vulnerabilities in the code. As long as your work complies with our bug bounty policy, Tesla will not void your warranty if you hack our software https://t.co/HhibE1UpRC https://t.co/NIISSrrViD […]

Elon Musk Plans To Open Source Tesla Software Code

One of the biggest advantages of open sourcing your software is allowing the independent security researchers to access the code and spot the vulnerabilities that might go unnoticed during the internal auditing. A relatively newer area that’s increasingly witnessing security threats is the world of connected cars and self-driving vehicles. To make things more secure, Tesla […]

Tesla’s hard lesson on information security

Potential damage a company can suffer from information leaks has become a hard reality to face for Tesla‘s CEO, Elon Musk, who has expressed his disappointment at discovering that there is sabotage in the structure of his company. According to reports, the individual allegedly involved in the sabotage against Tesla, is a disgruntled employee for failing […]

Tesla Starts Open Sourcing Some Software Code After Facing Criticism

Elon Musk might enjoy the status of most-talked-about celebrity in the technology world, but his company Tesla doesn’t have many admirers when it comes to open source and free software enthusiasts. The company is known to be using many GPL-licensed technologies that need Tesla to share the source code of their software. Contrary to its poor […]

Hackers Take Control of Tesla’s Cloud Account To Mine Cryptocurrency

While Elon Musk might be busy making plans to take humans to Mars and impress people with SpaceX’s upcoming internet satellite launch, notorious hackers don’t know how to take a break. As detected by cloud security firm RedLock, the hackers were able to take control of Tesla’s poorly secured public cloud account to mine cryptocurrency. […]

Cryptojacking Attack – Tesla Internal Servers Hacked to Mine Cryptocurrency

Tesla internal servers compromised by hackers and exposed the sensitive data from Tesla’s Kubernetes console that has been used for performing the cryptojacking attack. Kubernetes is an open-source application used by large companies to manage API and server infrastructure and a tool used to automate the way a user deploys containerized apps. Hackers took place in […]

Can Tesla’s Improved Autopilot Feature Predict Accidents? Perhaps Yes!

A Dash cam video has been uploaded on Twitter which shows that a car manufactured by Tesla is driving somewhere in the Netherlands on a highway and a collision between two cars occurs. The two cars were right in front of the Tesla car. The footage was shared by Twitter user Hand Noordsij and shows […]

Watch Chinese hackers taking control of Tesla’s brakes from 12 miles away

Tesla Model S vehicle can be hacked — In a video demonstration, a team of Chinese researchers proved their claim. Electronic cars are the latest in thing as the new generation is trying to embed eco-friendly technology into every domain of life. However, these electronic devices are also prone to vulnerabilities that may lead to hack […]

Apple Named The Most Innovative Company In The World

Short Bytes: The Boston Consulting Group has released its 10th edition of the top 50 most innovative companies in the world. The list is based on an international survey of 1,500 company executives. Take a look the complete list below. Earlier this week, Boston Consulting Group released its annual list of the top 50 most innovative […]

10 Inventions That Make Nikola Tesla One Of The Greatest Scientists Of All Time

Short Bytes: Nikola Tesla, who is regarded as of the greatest scientists of all times, has gifted the world in every possible way in terms of electricity, light, radio, transmitter and even x-rays. He has made more than 700 inventions and had over 100 patents in his lifetime. Nikola Tesla, who is one of the greatest scientists […]

Tesla Model X Has A Crazy Bio-weapon Defence Mode Button

Short Bytes: New Tesla Model X has a bio-weapon defense air mode that will give you a hospital level air quality inside the SUV, according to Elon Musk. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has finally introduced the company’s latest addition to its electric car fleet: the Model X. This new Tesla car is an all-electric SUV […]