Tesla hacks make big bank at Pwn2Own's first automotive-focused event

Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) held its first-ever automotive-focused Pwn2Own event in Tokyo last week, and awarded over $1.3 million to the discoverers of 49 vehicle-related zero day vulnerabilities. Researchers from French security outfit Synacktiv took home $450,000 after demonstrating six successful exploits, one …

[Lord Elpuss]

“…make big bank…”

Fuck me. Americanisms like this are like listening to a mentally retarded toddler tell you about their day.

Somebody please wake me if America collectively ever decides to go through puberty.

[Prst. V.Jeltz]

That *is* the grown up version, previously it was "Phat stacks"

[Andy The Hat]

I believe the correct English translation is "Loadsa' money!".

[breakfast]

It matters to the UK as well - if we don't make big bank we're going to have a lot of problems with our rivers flooding over the next few years.

[cornetman]

> Fuck me. Americanisms like this are like listening to a mentally retarded toddler tell you about their day.

Yeah, I couldn't find any reference in the article to the constructions of large banks at all.

[Michael Wojcik]

It's certainly not the most witty or euphonious idiom to emerge from the USA. It would not have been my choice.

[Clausewitz4.0]

Silent Weapon - cookie money

Researchers from French security outfit Synacktiv took home $450,000 after demonstrating six successful exploits, one of which saw the company’s crew gain root access to a Tesla Modem. Another effort found a sandbox escape in the Musk-mobiles’ infotainment system.

This guy took cookie money for a silent weapon. He would've taken real money if selling to the military or other agencies (non-USA / non-USA aligned, of course).

[vtcodger]

... awarded over $1.3 million to the discoverers of 49 vehicle-related zero day vulnerabilities

Only 49? I'd have expected many hundreds. Maybe there are ways other than the contest to monetrize knowledge of how to hack someone else's car.

[Anonymous Coward]

EV chargers manufactured by ... ChargePoint

Son of beech. Sheet.

I hope they didn't find the loophole I've been using to get free charging...