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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: 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!