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Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel arrives to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Sept. 16, 2025. Patel was questioned about last week’s assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and his social media posts related to the FBI’s investigation of the shooting, as well as a lawsuit filed by former senior FBI officials who were terminated by Patel for what they claim are political reasons. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Senators, FBI Director Patel clash over cyber division personnel, arrests

The contentious hearing focused on other subjects, but lawmakers still had cyber questions and accusations for the head of the bureau.

2 days ago By Tim Starks

Tesla ransomware — The plan was to infect the company’s factory, based in Sparks, Nevada, with malware, then direct a distributed denial-of-service attack against its services, knocking it offline. (Getty Images)

Elon Musk confirms that attempted Russian ransomware attack was aimed at Tesla

Multiple automotive-focused blogs suggested the Sparks-based Tesla was a target.

Aug 28, 2020 By Jeff Stone

‘Small stickers’ were enough to trick a Tesla’s autopilot to drive into the wrong lane

By placing three stickers over road markings, researchers caused the Tesla to move to the wrong side of the road.

Apr 1, 2019 By Jeff Stone

Tesla hacked — The winning team got to keep the Model 3 it hacked. (Tesla)

Tesla Model 3’s onboard browser attacked successfully at Pwn2Own

Team "Flouroacetate" — aka Amat Cama and Richard Zhu — used the Tesla hack to cap off a dominant run in the competition.

Mar 24, 2019 By Joe Warminsky

Tesla’s Model 3 is a big target at the next Pwn2Own

The hacker competition added an automotive category for its upcoming event in Vancouver, with the full blessing of the car company. One winning researcher will be able…

Jan 14, 2019 By Zaid Shoorbajee

Tesla cryptojacking — A Tesla Model S shown in a Tesla showroom. (Flickr / Seung Hyun Yu)

Tesla offers ‘goodwill’ to security researchers hacking its cars

"Tesla values the work done by security researchers in improving the security of our products and service offerings," the company's vulnerability disclosure page reads.

Sep 6, 2018 By Patrick Howell O'Neill

Tesla falls victim to cryptomining scheme, minor breach

Hackers used exposed elements of Tesla's cloud environment to mine cryptocurrency. They also gained access to sensitive company information.

Feb 20, 2018 By Zaid Shoorbajee