A teenager discovers "security holes" in "Tesla" and operates 25 cars remotely in 13 countries!

A young man who specializes in discovering security vulnerabilities in software and operating systems has claimed success in controlling various functions in 25 cars produced by luxury electric car maker Tesla, in 13 countries.

The young researcher said that his success was not due to gaps in the Tesla company's applications in cars, but rather because of mistakes by the owners of these cars.

The young researcher, David Colombo, announced his success in hacking into car systems through a series of tweets on the social networking site Twitter.

Colombo, 19, said that he was able to know whether the driver was inside or outside the car, and was able to start the engine remotely and determine the exact location of the car, as well as control the doors and windows. At the same time, he was unable to control the vehicle's steering nor reduce its speed to reduce the risk of collisions.

“However, I can now remotely command more than 25 Tesla cars in 13 countries without their owners knowing,” Colombo said.

In terms of what I can do with Tesla cars now, this includes disabling the anti-theft alarm, controlling doors and windows, and starting the car without a key.”

Colombo said he had informed Tesla's data security officials of the exploits he had successfully accessed and exploited.

Follow our latest local and sports news and the latest political and economic developments via Google news