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posted by martyb on Friday April 17 2015, @07:04PM   Printer-friendly
from the [tin]-foil-your-fob dept.

A NY Times columnist had his car stolen by kids who were possibly using a repeater to rebroadcast his key fob:

Keyless entry systems typically only communicate with their remote fobs over the distance of a few feet, but he thinks that the gadget is capable of extending this range, fooling the car into thinking that the remote is within range even though it was actually in Bilton's House, about 50 feet away. He arrived at this theory after he consulted with Boris Danev, a Swiss-based security expert:

"It's a bit like a loudspeaker, so when you say hello over it, people who are 100 meters away can hear the word, 'hello,'" Mr. Danev said. "You can buy these devices anywhere for under $100." He said some of the lower-range devices cost as little as $17 and can be bought online on sites like eBay, Amazon and Craigslist.

Sounds creative and easy. Maybe those clubs aren't so silly after all.

 
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  • (Score: 2) by sjames on Saturday April 18 2015, @08:04PM

    by sjames (2882) on Saturday April 18 2015, @08:04PM (#172563) Journal

    It still applies though, perhaps moreso. You can either unlock the car without the club, get in and drive away looking exactly like you own the car, or you can hack away at the steering wheel of a car with the club looking like a car thief.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 18 2015, @08:39PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 18 2015, @08:39PM (#172576)

    Ok. Your epenis is about 10 seconds longer than mine. Winning!