5 ms·

> Vehicles Affected: 2016-2020 Honda Civic(LX, EX, EX-L, Touring, Si, Type R) I own a Honda model just prior to this date range — but I assume it's not necessa

by danso 5y ago

> Vehicles Affected: 2016-2020 Honda Civic(LX, EX, EX-L, Touring, Si, Type R) I own a Honda model just prior to this date range — but I assume it's not necessarily the case that pre-2016 Honda vehicles used a more secure system? It may just be that they aren't specifically vulnerable to the exact same RF signal type as 2016-2020 vehicles?

jeffbee 5y ago
How can this not affect the Insight that is based on the 10th-generation Civic? At least I always naturally follow the advice in the article: I use the passive entry system and I can't recall ever pressing the buttons on the fob.
- lostmsu 5y ago
  How do you lock the car?
  - dharmab 5y ago
    You can lock the car with the physical key, or lock the door with the interior button before closing it and it will latch shut.
dharmab 5y ago
Owner and modder of a nearly-classic Honda here. Yes, the older models have the same vulnerability. Please forgive the awful pun based on the author's mistranslated Japanese and focus on the technical part: https://github.com/HackingIntoYourHeart/Unoriginal-Rice-Patty https://github.com/HackingIntoYourHeart/Unoriginal-Rice-Patt... (Honda does not mean "Original Rice Patty." It literally means "Original (as in older) Rice Paddy", but you wouldn't translate Henry Ford's surname as "Shallow River Crossing.") Honda enthusiasts commonly store their cars in private garages, install hidden killswitches and avoid keeping items in their cars.