Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2021-03-09 00:00:00
Affected organization: Tesla
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Manufacturing
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of Sensors
Motive: Protest
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: Hackers gained access to live surveillance cameras installed at Tesla, Equinox, healthcare clinics, jails, and banks, including the Bank of Utah. In addition to images captured from the cameras, the hacker also shared screenshots of their ability to gain root shell access to the surveillance systems used by Cloudflare and at Telsa HQ.