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Sounds like it's just brute-forcing the key. Security does not seem to be Hyundai/Kia's forte.
by jerlam 2y ago
Sounds like it's just brute-forcing the key.
Security does not seem to be Hyundai/Kia's forte.
- anonfordays 2y agoThis is what you get when security is designed in a high-trust society. It's good enough for South Korea, but not good enough for other areas of the world.
- numpad0 2y agoIt's also great for right-to-repair, by the way.
- kotaKat 2y agoHaving come across these before when the "JBL speaker being used to steal Toyotas[1]" came around: it's not just Kia that's vulnerable. There are high end key emulators for almost all brands at this point -- it's just the cost of them that's so expensive (15,000 EUR in this instance) that keeps them out of "the average criminal"'s hand. Searching "kia game boy transponder clone" on Google found this in third place... https://kodgrabber.club/keyprog/gameboy_kia https://kodgrabber.club/keyprog/gameboy_kia ... and in fact, they sell the JBL speaker! https://kodgrabber.club/keyprog/jbl-toyota https://kodgrabber.club/keyprog/jbl-toyota [1] https://www.techspot.com/news/98245-car-thieves-using-fake-jbl-speakers-not-keys.html https://www.techspot.com/news/98245-car-thieves-using-fake-j...