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ECU is on the right side in plastic cage next to a battery.
To get into the car thief will use a relay attack on your key, so no damage to the car will actually occur.
That ECU swap happens only if you have car with keys. If you have keyless car (start/stop button) then you can relay your way into starting engine.
- vladvasiliu 4y agoSo does a car with keys have somewhat better resistance to these attacks? Of course, they seem harder and harder to come by for some reason...
- TheLoafOfBread 4y agoThat really depends on manufacturer. But in general it is more secure to use 2FA (Wireless link + mechanical token) than using 1FA (Wireless link and a button). Thief needs to jump through more obstacles, increasing the change of his failure. However even mechanical token can be generalized as this video shows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NtDH-8z95M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NtDH-8z95M So I think that in the end it probably does not matter. When somebody wants to steal your car, you have probably no chance to prevent it.