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Hackers Steal Keyless BMW In Under 3 Minutes

Posted by timothy on 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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  1. Looking at this with a very wrong scale in mind by Prikolist · · Score: 5, Interesting

    A few years there was a great story in Wired about breaking locks. In summary, even the world's most secure locks are not meant to survive more than 10-15 minutes. And it tells the story of a few experts that broke down one of these locks in under a minute. 3 minutes on a car lock? Either the hackers haven't figured out the best way to break in yet or the security is actually amazing. Wired story

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  2. Speaking of Backfires by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 4, Interesting


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

    What Car Theives Think of the Club

    At some point, the Club was mentioned. The professional thieves laughed and exchanged knowing glances. What we knew was that the?Club is a hardened steel device that attaches to the steering wheel and the brake pedal to prevent steering and/or braking. What we found out was that a pro thief would carry a short piece of a hacksaw blade to cut through the plastic steering wheel in a couple seconds. They were then able to release The Club and use it to apply a huge amount of torque to the steering wheel and break the lock on the steering column (which most cars were already equipped with). The pro thieves actually sought out cars with The Club on them because they didnâ(TM)t want to carry a long pry bar that was too hard to conceal.

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  3. Re:Whats the difference... by sdguero · · Score: 5, Interesting

    You gotta love the Prius drivers cruising along at 68 MPH in the fast lane during rush hour with their eyes glued on the MPG meter. Unbelievably annoying. They are the new Volvo (but for MPG instead of safety). Meanwhile people are risking lives to get around them by swerving into the slow lanes and get back up to 75-80 MPH.