Experts ​alerted motor trade to security risks of ‘smart key’ systems which have now fuelled highest level of car thefts for a decade

Experts ​alerted motor trade to security risks of ‘smart key’ systems which have now fuelled highest level of car thefts for a decade.

  • sramder@lemmy.worldEnglish
    32·
    9 months ago

    So does not leaving your keys by the front door… not that I follow my own advice :-)

    • krellor@kbin.social
      5·
      9 months ago

      Yeah. Shockingly people store things where it is convenient to have them. :) I’m glad I didn’t have a keyless system to with about.

      • sramder@lemmy.worldEnglish
        13·
        9 months ago

        I’m just banking on my car being the least fancy in my complex ;-)

        Keyless entry sounds stupid and I’ve totally mocked people for being “to lazy to turn a key.” But pushbutton start makes my slow little Subaru feel like a race car :-)

        • atrielienz@lemmy.worldEnglish
          11·
          9 months ago

          By keyless entry they don’t mean key fobs with buttons you press to unlock. They mean key fobs on cars with a proximity sensor where you can open the door without taking the key out of your pocket.

    • 𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      31·
      9 months ago

      Relay attacks don’t need the key to be in close proximity, they can be read from almost anywhere in the house if they aren’t in a faraday pouch or microwave. Have you seen the size of the antennas these attacks use?

      • sramder@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        9 months ago

        I’ve seen a few low res clips over the years… one did use a yagi (Christmas tree looking one?). I’m sure it’s possible, but I don’t think it’s actually a given. I’m not even expert adjacent on this one though 😅

        • 𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          1·
          9 months ago

          The more recent ones I’ve seen are pretty funny. It’s usually two people with a relay kit: one carrying a massive flexible loop antenna, posing like a starfish walking around the front of the property, and the other beside the vehicle with a wireless keyfob emulator.

          Sadly not so funny for the car owners though, AFAIK the vehicles usually end up being broken down into parts. In Canada it’s a little different, they seem to be immediately driven to a port and loaded onto a ship for export.

          I don’t believe this is possible on older cars though, just ones with keyless start. Except if you have a US-spec Kia… where you literally just rip out the lock cylinder and use a USB cable to turn the engine start switch, although I believe they’ve fitted immobilizers to those now