By Eduard Kovacs on November 17, 2020
Hundreds of Tesla Powerwall Backup Gateways may have been exposed to remote hacker attacks from the internet, but Tesla says it has taken steps to reduce risks.
Tesla Powerwall is an energy storage product for homes that uses a battery to store power from solar panels or the grid, ensuring that users continue to have power even during an outage. The Backup Gateway component of the product is designed to provide energy management and monitoring and it’s responsible for controlling the connection to the power grid, detecting outages, and switching to backup power.