All Discussion re: Tesla Motors Website & Forums

[mmccord]

Looks like they got the Twitter account also

 

[tga]

The twitter account got hacked for sure. Multiple silly shoutout tweets. Main site looks OK for me (tried reloading several times).

 

[BartJ]

This is going to be very very embarrassing for Tesla !
remember that all those cars are connected online !
very bad for their reputation !!!

 

[anticitizen13.7]

Looks like they got the Twitter account also

Looks like password fail on Twitter. Why don't people use 2-factor authentication?!

 

[tga]

Looks like password fail on Twitter. Why don't people use 2-factor authentication?!

Because it's easier for the folks who share social media duty to use a simple (ie, easy to guess) password so no one forgets it?

 

[Johan]

Tesla motors website just been hacked ?

Someone's getting fired... My guess is Elon will be seriously pissed

 

[Brett]

Looks like the web site back to normal. Twitter, still not.

 

[sorka]

Tesla forum hijacked......

Thought it might have been a virus on my pc but it does it on my mac and my phone on 4g as well.

 

[BartJ]

Here in europe ( belgium ) it still showing the hacked site.

 

[dlmorgan999]

Still hacked here too.

 

[BartJ]

This is in the source of the page :

<!--
HACKED BY DEVIN BHARATH.
GET YOUR DOMAIN BACK IF YOU SEND ME A FREE TESLA:
Devin Bharath
1765 Lawrence Ave East
Apt 310
Toronto, ON
M1R 2X8
CANADA
-->

 

[tliving]

Site hacked?

5:10pm Eastern, their site appears to have been hacked today:

Did anyone notice that the "Hacker Princess" @KristinPaget quietly left #Tesla? What happened to the team of 30 security genuises?

 

[tga]

I googled the phone # tweeted, and it does belong to the guy mentioned. The first link (his blog) has a posting that says:

"Currently receiving about 5 phone calls a minute about a "free Tesla". A free car is NOT being offered, please stop calling."

People are so gullible. Or bored. :smile:

 

[everman]

This is what the Twitter account looked like...

 

[tliving]

Thought it might have been a virus on my pc but it does it on my mac and my phone on 4g as well.

Its their whole site, not just the forum.

 

[Johan]

Pace International Law Review Blog Lizard Squad: ISIS Combatants?

 

[araxara]

I guess Tesla should have made better use of the "Hacker Princess", Kristin Paget, they hired away from Apple (Tesla Motors Snags From Apple | CleanTechnica). Oh, wait, she no longer works at Tesla (Kristin Paget (@KristinPaget) | Twitter)

 

[anticitizen13.7]

Because it's easier for the folks who share social media duty to use a simple (ie, easy to guess) password so no one forgets it?

Easiest solution is for a company to have a designated mobile phone for such things (negligible cost for a company that may have 100s of phones or more on its accounts). Keep phone locked up when not in use, or have designated person on duty carry it.

For Google services, Google has a code generator that works like an RSA token. The code seed QR code can be scanned by multiple devices.

 

[sorka]

Impressive that it wasn't taken down in mere minutes. This is definitely going to be an embarrassment.

What would be even more impressive is if someone hacks far enough to force all MSs to accelerate at full speed wherever they are even if they're parked in their garages. Can you imagine 60K+ Model Ss all crashing at the same time no matter where they are or what they're doing?

 

[Johan]

I guess Tesla should have made better use of the "Hacker Princess", Kristin Paget, they hired away from Apple (Tesla Motors Snags From Apple | CleanTechnica). Oh, wait, she no longer works at Tesla (Kristin Paget (@KristinPaget) | Twitter)

Yup. Unrelated or...?

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