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Was going to mention Hyundai/Kia. (Background: many pre-2023 or so Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis models have a catastrophic security flaw that allows thieves to op
by Reason077 3y ago
Was going to mention Hyundai/Kia.
(Background: many pre-2023 or so Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis models have a catastrophic security flaw that allows thieves to open, start, and drive affected vehicles without needing any access to the key fob at all. This is far worse than a signal cloning or relay attack and has resulted in skyrocketing theft rates and spiralling insurance costs in many countries…)
- op00to 3y agoThat catastrophic security flaw? That the US Gov't didn't require immobilizers on cars until way too late. Funnily enough, Canada DID require immobilizers, so I think they're not subject to the same BS my car is subject to.
- Reason077 3y agoNothing to do with immobilizers: that was a separate issue that was apparently fixed in 2021. It’s a wireless attack that affects late model cars with proximity-based keyfobs (ie: ones that do not require a button to be pressed on the fob for the car to detect it), including 2022 and 2023 models such as the Ioniq 5 EV: https://www.reddit.com/r/Ioniq5/comments/17lksic/increase_in_ioniq_5_thefts_uk/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Ioniq5/comments/17lksic/increase_in... All countries seem to be affected, not just US models.