Multiple automotive-focused blogs suggested the Sparks-based Tesla was a target.

By placing three stickers over road markings, researchers caused the Tesla to move to the wrong side of the road.

Team "Flouroacetate" — aka Amat Cama and Richard Zhu — used the Tesla hack to cap off a dominant run in the competition.

The hacker competition added an automotive category for its upcoming event in Vancouver, with the full blessing of the car company. One winning researcher will be able…

"Tesla values the work done by security researchers in improving the security of our products and service offerings," the company's vulnerability disclosure page reads.

Hackers used exposed elements of Tesla's cloud environment to mine cryptocurrency. They also gained access to sensitive company information.