IQ.Lvbs claims Comma.ai IP tried to steal its driving model
Original title: Auto tech startup claims it traced hack attempt back to rival's IP address
The startup says attempts ran October 7-14 and is reviewing legal options; Comma.ai has not commented.
Automotive startup IQ.Lvbs claims that from October 7 to 14 people tried to steal its NovaSpark driving model, access users' devices and private driving files, and exploit its sign-in system. It says the first requests came from an IP assigned to Comma.ai Inc. Comma.ai and CTO Harald Schäfer did not respond to The Register. A Discord post attributed to Schäfer alleged NovaSpark was fine-tuned from Comma.ai's Rebellious Hope model, which IQ.Lvbs disputes.
Unconfirmed: The intrusion, IP attribution and motive are IQ.Lvbs claims; Comma.ai has not responded.
- NovaSpark private beta was announced in the Comma.ai Discord on October 3.
- IQ.Lvbs says its team was banned from that Discord on October 8.
- Published logs flag GitHub username haraschax, which Schäfer uses.
- NHTSA is investigating whether Comma.ai automation contributed to five crashes and three deaths.
- IQ.Lvbs says it is considering involving authorities.
Impact: Alleged attempts to steal a model and access devices and files
- Products
- IQ.Pilot
- Victims
- IQ.Lvbs
- AI models
- NovaSparkRebellious Hope
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2 min read at theregister.comAn automotive tech startup claims that its IT systems were attacked by individuals trying to steal its driving model, and that those attacks came from an IP address associated with a rival in the space. The tech startup, IQ. Lvbs, described the alleged security incident in a recent blog post .
By Thomas Claburn · theregister.com
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