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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.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by wonkey_monkey on Friday April 17 2015, @07:35PM
New York Times Columnist Falls Prey to Signal Repeater Car Burglary
No, he fell prey to what he thinks was signal repeater car theft. Okay, I'm just being super-picky about the last word, but as for the rest, here are a few choice quotes:
...according to Bilton, the perps used an electronic device to simply unlock his Toyota Prius...
...he postulates that the young miscreants gained entry to his car...
...he thinks that the gadget is capable of extending this range...
He arrived at this theory after he consulted with Boris Danev...
Exactly how the thieves broke into Bilton's car might not be known unless they’re caught.
systemd is Roko's Basilisk
(Score: 3, Funny) by dyingtolive on Friday April 17 2015, @07:42PM
That's classic journalism for you.
Headline: "World is burning! Everyone to die!"
Story: Well, it's actually not burning, per se. It's really quite nice outside. But here's an artist's rendition of what the world would look like if it actually was burning though, blown up larger than this silly little text thing.
Don't blame me, I voted for moose wang!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 17 2015, @08:05PM
Hey look! Even a broken clock is still right twice a day.
(Score: 2) by art guerrilla on Saturday April 18 2015, @12:04PM
pedant on/
a stopped clock is 'right' twice a day...
a 'broken' clock may still run, just not correctly, and thus may be 'right' no times a day, or many times a day...
/pedant off
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 18 2015, @12:26PM
Wow, pedant flame of someone flaming a pedant.
You win teh internet woosh award!