Keyless Remote Entry For Cars May Have Been Cracked 398
WheezyJoe writes "The Today Show had a piece this morning showing video of thieves apparently using a small device to open and enter cars equipped with keyless entry. Electronic key fobs, which are supposed to be secure, are replacing keys in more and more new cars, but the evidence suggests that a device has been developed which effortlessly bypasses this security (at least on certain makes and models). 'Adding to the mystery, police say the device works on some cars but not others. Other surveillance videos show thieves trying to open a Ford SUV and a Cadillac, with no luck. But an Acura SUV and sedan pop right open. And they always seem to strike on the passenger side. Investigators don't know why.' Police and security experts say they are 'stumped.'"
Re:Stumped my ass (Score:5, Funny)
Haven't we seen proof of concept hacks of these kinds for a while?
Also, "adding to the mystery", also my ass. Different keyfobs work with different algorithms and protocols. Someone's hacked a particular subset of them.
Maybe the car is sentient, hates the current own and wants to be stolen.
Short Term Investment (Score:1, Funny)
Step 1: Set up lots of situations where surveillance shows a car getting "stolen." Do something no one can understand. Get it promoted to the news.
Step 2: industry professionals puzzle over this, finding and publishing some hole they end up finding.
Step 3: Steal cars using the newly published method, since most people are lazy and won't heed the software update/recall notices.
Convoluted? Sure. Plausible? Perhaps.
Re:just now? (Score:5, Funny)
Nah, it's just a tennis ball with a hole in it.
Re:Stumped my ass (Score:5, Funny)
They also talk over and over about how "The Police" are stumped. As if "The Police" was some kind of borg mind.
Well, The Police did put out an album entitled Ghost in the Machine, so perhaps that qualifies as Borg-Lite.
Re:Just a thought. (Score:5, Funny)
Add to the fact that most in-vehicle theft is performed with a broken window
Isnt that kinda dangerous for the burglar? Walking around with a broken window to be used to break into a car is unwieldy, and they can easily cut themselves on the glass of the broken window they are carrying.
Not to mention it would look pretty suspicious walking down the street with a broken window.
Re:Seems an unnecessary feature (Score:4, Funny)
They're in my glove box if you'll just lean in and grab them for me...
Re:Keypad (Score:2, Funny)
Just fyi for any other maths people. That's an exclamation point, not a factorial.
Re:Stumped my ass (Score:5, Funny)
Borg-Lite.
Same great assimilation, only one calorie.