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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: 2) by FatPhil on Saturday April 18 2015, @11:05AM
What does that even mean?
Translating it into a more familiar security concept you've just said: "It wasn't the victim's password that they typed in themselves, as [that], I'm sure you're all aware, requires typing on a keyboard."
Erm, yeah, and I didn't eat the neighbours' freshly baked apple pie, as I'm sure you're all aware, that requires a fork.
Train of logic I cannot see.
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