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Radio Attack Lets Hackers Steal 24 Different Car Models
- secabeen 11y agoA simple protection to this that would reduce the impact significantly would be to add an accelerometer to the keyfobs, preventing unlocking if the keyfob hasn't moved recently.
- MickD 11y agoWhen I first read this I thought it was a silly idea. It seems so obvious now.
- yeukhon 11y ago(I submitted this topic) I remember created this submission 30+ hours ago, but it said "1 hour ago" and suddenly reappeared. Bizarre. Also, if you have ad blocker like uorigin, try this link: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:wdPiE5R0blAJ:www.wired.com/2016/03/study-finds-24-car-models-open-unlocking-ignition-hack/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:wdPiE5R...
- y04nn 11y agoReading it with Lynx also works
- aidenn0 11y ago“Keyless locking systems have to provide equal security [to] normal keys.” But what is equal? Any valet can easily copy a normal key; someone with a photograph of your key can likely do so as well. Both of those are harder to do with proximity based RF systems.
- basicplus2 11y agoPretty silly not having to put a physical key in before starting a care alone driving it. It only needs to be pushed into a slot with electrical connections to interrogate the key.