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Hackers could remotely turn off lights, honk, mess with Tesla’s infotainment system

Thanks to three vulnerabilities chained together, malicious hackers could remotely hack into a Tesla, turn off the lights, honk the horn, open the trunk, activate the windshield wipers and mess with t

Two security researchers earned $60,000 for hacking an Amazon Echo

Two security researchers have been crowned the top hackers in this year’s Pwn2Own hacking contest after developing and testing several high profile exploits, including an attack against an Amazo

Hackers to stress-test Facebook Portal at hacking contest

Hackers will soon be able to stress-test the Facebook Portal at the annual Pwn2Own hacking contest, following the introduction of the social media giant’s debut hardware device last year. Pwn2Ow

Hackers conquer Tesla’s in-car web browser and win a Model 3

A pair of security researchers dominated Pwn2Own, the annual high-profile hacking contest, taking home $375,000 in prizes including a Tesla Model 3 — their reward for successfully exposing a vulnera

Tesla is entering the Model 3 into Pwn2Own, one of the world’s toughest hacking contests

Tesla is handing over its new Model 3 sedan to Pwn2Own this year, the first time a car has been included in the annual high-profile hacking contest. The prize for the winning security researcher: a Mo

Day 2 Of Pwn2Own Sees iPhone And BlackBerry Fall

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/IMG_1266-620x413.jpg" />On <a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/03/10/first-2-browsers-to-fall-at-pwn2own-safari-internet-explorer/">d

After Failing To Get Hacked Last Year, Google Paying For Chrome To Be In Pwn2Own 2011

<img class="alignright size-full wp-image-272748" title="cc" src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/cc.jpg" alt="" />Last year, after two full days of hacking, only one web browser emerg

Hack an iPhone, win 10 grand at Pwn2Own

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/iphonedos.jpg" /><a href="http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/02/25/pwn2own-2009">Pwn2Own</a>, a sort of Gray Hat extravaganza, is g

MacBook Air cracked in two minutes

IPhone hacker Charlie Miller compromised a MacBook Air in a mere two minutes at CanSecWest security conference. He won $10,000 in prizes by hacking the Air after the judges visited a web site Miller c