Feb. 1, 2024, 2:01 a.m. | Sergiu Gatlan

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Sergiu Gatlan, *BleepingComputer*, 24 Jan 2024

On the first day of the Pwn2Own Automotive 2024 hacking contest, security
researchers hacked a Tesla Modem, collecting awards totaling $722,500 for
three bug collisions and 24 unique zero-day exploits. The Synacktiv Team
chained three zero-day bugs to obtain root permissions on a Tesla Modem, for
which it won $100,000. The team won another $120,000 by hacking a Ubiquiti
Connect EV Station and a JuiceBox 40 Smart EV Charging Station using unique
two-bug chains, …

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