A cloud environment owned and operated by Tesla was breached back hackers who used the company’s compromised machines and computer resources to mine for crypto-currency, according to security researchers .
In a report published this week by security firm RedLock, it was revealed that Tesla suffered a breach as a result of the vehicle manufacturer failing to password protect an open-source system that contained keys to access the company’s cloud.
According to the report, once the attackers gained access to Tesla’s cloud servers, they began running a crypto-currency mining protocol called Stratum to mine for valuable digital currency that they could pocket and profit off of.
http://www.ibtimes.com/tesla-cloud-h...rrency-2655601
In a report published this week by security firm RedLock, it was revealed that Tesla suffered a breach as a result of the vehicle manufacturer failing to password protect an open-source system that contained keys to access the company’s cloud.
According to the report, once the attackers gained access to Tesla’s cloud servers, they began running a crypto-currency mining protocol called Stratum to mine for valuable digital currency that they could pocket and profit off of.
http://www.ibtimes.com/tesla-cloud-h...rrency-2655601
