Elon Musk confirms Russian hacking plot targeted Tesla factory
A Russian hacker tried to recruit a Tesla employee working for the company's factory in Sparks, Nevada.
Earlier this week, US authorities arrested and charged a Russian national for traveling to the US to recruit and convince an employee of a Nevada company to install malware on their employer's network in exchange for $1 million.
While no court indictment named the targeted company, several news outlets specialized in covering the electric cars scene speculated today that the attack had very likely targeted US carmaker Tesla, which operates a mega-factory in Sparks, a town near Reno, Nevada.
While Tesla had not returned requests for comment on the topic, in a tweet earlier today, Tesla CEO Elon Musk officially confirmed that the hacking plot did, indeed, target his company.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/elon-musk-confirms-russian-hacking-plot-targeted-tesla-factory/
#US #Nevada #Tesla #factory
A Russian hacker tried to recruit a Tesla employee working for the company's factory in Sparks, Nevada.
Earlier this week, US authorities arrested and charged a Russian national for traveling to the US to recruit and convince an employee of a Nevada company to install malware on their employer's network in exchange for $1 million.
While no court indictment named the targeted company, several news outlets specialized in covering the electric cars scene speculated today that the attack had very likely targeted US carmaker Tesla, which operates a mega-factory in Sparks, a town near Reno, Nevada.
While Tesla had not returned requests for comment on the topic, in a tweet earlier today, Tesla CEO Elon Musk officially confirmed that the hacking plot did, indeed, target his company.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/elon-musk-confirms-russian-hacking-plot-targeted-tesla-factory/
#US #Nevada #Tesla #factory