Hackers Steal Keyless BMW In Under 3 Minutes

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Hackers Steal Keyless BMW In Under 3 Minutes

Posted by timothy on Tuesday July 10, 2012 @05:18AM from the and-wait-for-the-upgrade dept.

An anonymous reader writes with this bit from ZDNet: "It's cool to have a keyless BMW, until you no longer have a keyless BMW. Hackers have figured out how to break into such cars with ease. BMW has acknowledged there is a problem, but is not doing enough to protect its customers (video)."

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"stealing" by For+a+Free+Internet · 2012-07-10 05:22 · Score: 5, Funny

It is not "stealing" unless you are a slave to the notion of "property." In the future, everything will belong to me, so this won't be a problem any more. Hi Laura!

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1. Re:"stealing" by sourcerror · 2012-07-10 08:51 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  But, but you wouldn't download a car!
Nice to know... by gadget+junkie · 2012-07-10 05:22 · Score: 5, Funny

that my "old" BMW 3 series has a complicated security mechanism: to open it, you must have access to the ignition lock.

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1. Re:Nice to know... by snspdaarf · 2012-07-10 07:16 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  that my "old" BMW 3 series has a complicated security mechanism: to open it, you must have access to the door key .
  FTFY
  Otherwize it might be hard to get back in if you lock the doors if you had to get access to the ignition lock ...
  Of course on most older cars the door lock and the ignition lock are keyed the same for convenience of carrying one key.
  No, no, no. He owns a convertible.
  
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Whats the difference... by Moheeheeko · 2012-07-10 05:23 · Score: 5, Funny

....between a BMW and a porcupine?
On the porcupine, the pricks are on the outside.
1. Re:Whats the difference... by spire3661 · 2012-07-10 05:28 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  85% of all BMW owners Ive met are assholes. Strangely this doesnt apply to Mercedes owners.
  
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2. Re:Whats the difference... by SJHillman · 2012-07-10 05:44 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Around here, it's mostly Lexus and Prius owners that are total dicks. BMW owners are a mixed bag depending which suburb you're in. Newer Buick owners tend to just be horrible drivers, but that may be because they remember when flint was discovered.
3. Re:Whats the difference... by Yetihehe · 2012-07-10 05:45 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  In Austria - Bayerische Mist Wagon (Bavarian manure wagon)
  
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4. Re:Whats the difference... by Anonymous Coward · 2012-07-10 06:01 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  That's because there seems to be some kind of Strategic Crown Victoria and Cutlass Ciera Reserve from which old people obtain their vehicles, at least in my area.
5. Re:Whats the difference... by snspdaarf · 2012-07-10 07:23 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I watched two people do that back in high school. It was funny until they managed to lock bumpers. Then it was not funny anymore.
  
  It was hilarious.
  
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6. Re:Whats the difference... by Dahamma · 2012-07-10 09:08 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  That wasn't bumper cars. I think you just witnessed a Lexus mating ritual. 9 months later a new Scion will be born.
audi by Anonymous Coward · 2012-07-10 05:25 · Score: 2, Funny

that's why i drive an audi.
Club by magarity · 2012-07-10 05:25 · Score: 4, Funny

Sounds like BMW owners are going to make a run on Pep Boys to get "the club".