Cybersecurity

Tesla Offers a Model 3 as ‘Bug Bounty’ for Anyone Who Can Hack Into It

Tesla Model 3Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg
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Tesla Inc. is offering cybersecurity researchers the chance to walk away with an electric Model 3 sedan if they can hack into the car and find vulnerabilities.

Trend Micro Inc.’s spring competition, Pwn2Own Vancouver, invites security researchers to expose flaws in web browsers and corporate software. For the first time this year, the competition has added an automotive category, featuring Tesla’s latest car.