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This will always be a cat and mouse game: as cars become more complicated and have more security features, there are just more points of failure. A toolmaker fo
by samtho 3y ago
This will always be a cat and mouse game: as cars become more complicated and have more security features, there are just more points of failure. A toolmaker for thieves or locksmiths will get a new car and automate the exploitation of a vulnerability. Some new lamps are fully computer controlled with pins for 12v, GND, CAN-H, and CAN-L instead of just a switched leg and a common. If I can get access to the inside of the housing, it’s game over anyway.
A sufficiently motivated actor will steal your car if then want to. The immobilizer is kind of a joke when you can, with an Arduino and access to the CAN bus, just dump the memory of your immo controller or instrument cluster and find your pin, then use that to pair a new key you had cut to a vin.
- akira2501 3y agoIf your car can be repossessed, it can be stolen, and the set of tools in a repo mans arsenal for moving vehicles is much larger than most people might expect. If I can get my hands on your vehicle, I can take it.