Hackers broke into the account of Tesla in the cloud Amazon Web Services and configured the cloud mining of crypto-currencies, — the company said Redlock, specializing in cyber security. Access account Tesla hackers were able to obtain through the console Kubernetes, which is used for optimization and debugging of cloud applications. The console was not locked and it had the data needed to access the account of the company.
The hacking was discovered back in January, but to find out who had leaked for a long time without success. It is now clear that it occurred because of the negligence of employees of the company. Having access to the Tesla account, hackers launched a mining algorithm. hide real IP mining services and perenapravlenii main power servers for mining the cryptocurrency, while remaining invisible. After tampering detection experts RedLock notified Tesla that for a few hours and eliminated the vulnerability.
Company officials said that the problem only affects machines that are intended for internal use, and users ‘ personal data and the safety of their cars the danger is not exposed.
RedLock experts point out that Tesla is not the only company that has suffered at the hands of miners. Hacking exposed up to 60 percent of organizations that use cloud services. Previously, these were compromised accounts of international insurance company Aviva and manufacturer of SIM cards Gemalto.
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Hackers mainile cryptocurrency cloud account Tesla
Vyacheslav Larionov