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You could always use a club: http://www.amazon.com/Club-1000-Original-Steering-Wheel/dp/B0000CBILL http://www.amazon.com/Club-1000-Original-Steering-Wheel/dp/B.

You could always use a club: http://www.amazon.com/Club-1000-Original-Steering-Wheel/dp/B0000CBILL http://www.amazon.com/Club-1000-Original-Steering-Wheel/dp/B... But anyone waiting to spend 30 minutes with an electronic crack is also smart enough to use liquid nitrogen to crack this too. The difference is that a keyless hack can look natural since there is no physical force for entry or ignition. A funnel and chisel would raise some eyebrows.

bri3d 11y ago
This attack is against the RFID immobilizer for the engine, which means an attacker would have to break into the car, break the steering wheel lock and break the physical ignition lock prior to starting the car. The full paper here: https://www.usenix.org/sites/default/files/sec15_supplement.pdf https://www.usenix.org/sites/default/files/sec15_supplement.... has a lot better detail.
- gambiting 11y ago
  No, it's also an attack on the actual wireless key which is used to open and start the car. It's just making the car "think" that the key is inside, so you just press the Start button and the car starts, after which you drive it away like normal.
  - bri3d 11y ago
    Fair, but only on cars which have only passive security (that is - where you don't need to use the fob to unlock the car and you don't need to use a physical key to turn the ignition).
    - Elepsis 11y ago
      Which is of course the stock configuration on most modern luxury vehicles.
      - gambiting 11y ago
        Most new cars which have keyless systems work exactly like that, nothing to do with luxury cars.
foopants 11y ago
Ummmm....you don't defeat 'the club' with liquid nitrogen. You just saw through the steering wheel with a small hacksaw.