Meet the Hacker Who Helped Score a $243m Verdict Against Tesla
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A hacker helped score a $243M verdict against Tesla by extracting data from their computers, but Tesla has since implemented stricter security protocols that some see as 'evidence tampering'.
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Amazing how they can implement evidence tampering as a feature and get away with it.