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Monday, March 21, 2016

That's Not Good

From Wired - 


Radio Attack Lets Hackers Steal 24 Different Car Models



FOR YEARS, CAR owners with keyless entry systems have reported thieves approaching their vehicles with mysterious devices and effortlessly opening them in seconds. After having his Prius burgled repeatedly outside his Los Angeles home, the New York Times‘ former tech columnist Nick Bilton came to the conclusion that the thieves must be amplifying the signal from the key fob in the house to trick his car’s keyless entry system into thinking the key was in the thieves’ hand. He eventually resorted to keeping his keys in the freezer.

http://www.wired.com/2016/03/study-finds-24-car-models-open-unlocking-ignition-hack/?mbid=nl_32116

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