Hackers steal keyless BMW in under 3 minutes

[somdfunguy]

Summary: 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.

Hackers steal keyless BMW in under 3 minutes (video) | ZDNet

 

[b23hqb]

Now, if the vehicle was armed, and we could program it to shoot anyone not using obvious owner techniques to enter the vehicle.......

Or something a bit more benign like a taser on unauthorized enterers.....

 

[Crewdawg141]

Summary: 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.

Hackers steal keyless BMW in under 3 minutes (video) | ZDNet

This is an on going threat and will continue to rise in popularity until the Auto Manufacturers buy into Security beyond a simple door lock or alarm system.

 

[GWguy]

This is an on going threat and will continue to rise in popularity until the Auto Manufacturers buy into Security beyond a simple door lock or alarm system.

It's not the first time or first manufacturer.

 

[glhs837]

Ah, but this specific case, unlike a lot of the "OMFG, hackers can steal cars articles", isn't some group of graduate students demonstrating a things that's technically possible, but in reality highly improbable, like the one a few years back where they showed it was possible to "clone" your keys RFID chip, but instead real thefts, of a specific model, using a known exploit. Would seem easy to seal the gap.

I know on my Dodge, you can add a new key via the OBDII port, but before you do, you need the cars PIN number. In fact, I have yet to find one documented case of a Chrysler product equipped with the SKIS system being subject to driveway theft, except a few cases where the owner left a key vulnerable. Or course, most thefts are flatbed or snatch truck, but still nice to know nobody can drive your car away.

 

[b23hqb]

Anyone, or group, that think anything computerized is safe - what a hoot! Geeks with powerful computers their mom bought them, some thieving moxie to attempt it, and the will and loserness to make others lives miserable, will figure it out sooner than later.

Just insure what you purchase, or purchase something not of a "too cool to pass up" class.

Then just deal with the results.