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Tesla Hackers Find ‘Unpatchable’ Jailbreak to Unlock Paid Features for Free::A group of security researchers claim to have found an "unpatchable" jailbreak for some Tesla vehicles, potentially unlocking in-car purchases

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Couldn't they add a hardware chip that acts like a tamper seal?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

That's the thing that gets jailbroken.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Depending on how it's implemented, beating it will be a matter of shorting some circuits. See how PS1 and 2 were jailbroken with modchips.