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They struck gold in the most horrible way possible: People dependent on their cars + their car keeps getting stolen = infinite money printing machine
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Dude youre being a condescending ass, plenty of us wish we had the ability to use public transit but it is either wholly insufficient or non existant in many places.
Just using myself as an example, say I want to go to taco bell I have 2 options drive for 15 minutes at most or walk for over 2 hours because my city is built on a fucking slope. Also the city has no infra city public transit cause we're too small, also most of the city is actually pretty walkable if you live towards the center of the East West axis which I do not.
fuckcars folks trying not to be the most annoying person in the room for one second challenge (instant fail)
Look, I love good public transportation infrastructure as much as you. I always try to tell other people and especially the government how much my city urgently needs to upgrade its trains, BRTs, sidewalks, etc (thankfully though there's now multiple efforts on building MRT & LRT).
But, that doesn't mean cars are the worst invention in the history of man--you folks always say that and it's infuriating to me, it's such a narrow-minded way of seeing the world.
Take Japan for example, the train infrastructure is pretty much the best. I know that cuz I've been there, trust me, I can talk about this for hours. So good that, while we lived there, we didn't feel the need to buy a car. Their bus is pretty good too. Sidewalks, bike lanes, accessibility, etc have been taken into account when they were building their city.
But when you live in rural parts of Japan, it's inevitable--you need cars. There isn't just enough demand for public transportation. Sometimes there's a train going through but the frequency is low, and most of the time it's only single-track. Or sometimes there are buses going through, but infrequently.
And it's fine. The city is small, and there aren't enough car users to make bad traffic congestion.
Different story for big city though. I always thought that living in a big city is a form of compromise: you have a limited space of land to use, but you need to use that land for millions of people. If the city only relies on cars, it's going to be so inefficient. Too much traffic congestion, bad pollution. That's why good cities build mass transportation, or in your case, buses.
And the best cities build extremely good mass transportation so good that people doesn't feel the need of buying cars. Of course cars still exist, like the city I lived back in when I was in Japan. Or rural parts of Japan. Or perhaps people that commute between them. But there are options: cars, bikes, buses, trains, etc.
Here's my point: the availability of options are the best. It's okay if you want to ride cars, bike, bus, or trains.
Cause you'll need cars at some point in your life. And it's alright.
Convenience is usually at odds with security.
That said, keyless access is amazing. Not having to dig out the car key is just so comfortable.
My favorite keyless car:
I wish one of them went from my home to my place of employment or my places of entertainment, much less at a time that’s reasonable
The bus trip home from the nearest transit route can take up to half an hour for me due to how often it comes and its path. The drive from the transit stop is 3 minutes.
Not that it matters, I still wouldn't be able to get to the nearest grocery store on the bus, inexplicably none of them go there. These systems need work.
Too many weirdos peeing in your favorite car, harassing other passengers, stinking, and listening to their music full blast on their portable speakers for it to be my favorite car.
I have a key fob faraday cage/pouch keychain to prevent people from being able to dupe my key fob's signal.
Seems like keyfobs need an on/off switch for signal broadcasting.
Honestly this is a great idea. You could likely even make one yourself with a couple wires, a switch and a piece of tape.
Aren't all cars within the past decades using rolling keys?
This article does not do a good job of explaining what the attack vectors are.
Damn wtf. I think I learned of this and forgot
Among other things, this is why I wanted a house with a garage. I just keep my car in the garage.
I'm very much in the minority in my neighborhood though. Everyone seems to use their garage for other things then park in the driveway or on the street. It annoys me to no end.
These keyless ignition cars should never have been legal and the manufacturers should be on the hook for recalling and fixing them.
I’ve been saying that since they were first released.
That flipper zero (not disguising a car theft tool as a game device btw) can be used to attack said cars is irrelevant, because you could trivially order the parts to make your own.
I hate that the insurance lobby is winning out on security by obscurity via lobbying governments and putting out scary statements, instead of hiking the rates for Kia’s and other trivial to steal cars. The insurers are having their cake and eating it too by wanting to charge money but lacking the wherewithal to actually charge rates commensurate with risk.
It's not just a car theft tool, its not really even intended for that. It's just a neat little multi tool and it isn't even close to the first or only device capable of repeating recorded codes. A hammer can be used to break into a car really easily and nobody's ever called those "car theft tools disguised as hand-tools"
Okay but did the stockholders profit? Yes? Goddamn right they did.
Seems to be specifically about these you unlock from your phone and then press a button to start
A device disguised as a games console - known as an “emulator” - is being exploited by thieves to steal vehicles within 20 seconds by mimicking the electronic key.
Don't they use rolling codes? So I suppose this emulator is some malware you install on your phone
Could be the Flipper Zero that Canada just banned, due to it's use in car thefts.
The flipper zero can't get around rolling codes, unless it's a very specific situation. Car thiefs aren't using them.
The OP's quote leaves out the "It is being targeted at Hyundai and Kia models." part. From what I can find those brands are (were?) susceptible to rollback where sending an old code reactivates codes that came after it
https://www.reddit.com/r/flipperzero/comments/z2fq6h/broken_rolling_code_system_old_sent_signal/
Don’t they use rolling codes? So I suppose this emulator is some malware you install on your phone
I would hope that they would use rolling codes, but I would also not be all that surprised if they did not. Car manufacturers have cheaped out for less.
The emulator part seems like it's confusing a few different things together. Although I'm a little suspect of that, since someone holding up a games console to a car or house is suspicious anyway.
It could also be described as an emulator (emulating the key), and the crossover with game emulators might be causing some confusion?
A dedicated device might make sense there, if it has better antennas, or better capabilities than would be available with a basic phone, in addition to being less technical than having to install an app and fiddle about with all of that.
It didn't need to be warned anyway. it knew. they always only ever lie.
I mean sure.. but using a key to enter isnt really any safer? Like lock picks and jimmys and air bags have been defeating physical locks for even longer? Hell, a brick through a window gets you in faster than anything.
If you have an older renault with a keyless card, press the lock button two times and it will disable the keylless system until you start the car. It hink this should be the standart.
The newer hyundai and kia dont have a good immo, they can be started by breaking the ignition lock and turning the start key, also if you can catch the unloxking signal you can reuse it. Normaly you wouldnt be able to start a car without an immo chip, that is tied to the car. Normaly you woulnd be able to unlock the car because the remote and the car keeps changing the unlock code, but to make these cars cheeper for America market they removed these futures.
are they talking about smart phone app to unlock cars or the keyless entry that has been around since the 90s?
Both, honestly. But the real problem in this case is the keys that can open and start a car with their mere presence. A relay attack makes bypassing them trivial, and when a large number of people leave their keys at the front door, it’s not difficult to give it a shot.
...and keyful ones aren't?
To be fair, I think we ignore the security of physical locks. Atleast one must get physical access to the lock in order to pick it.
Or even password books. Atleast someone has to get physical access to said book, which requires knowing it exists in the first place.
Does that make them better? No, not imo, but it is an aspect of these things that often gets overlooked
Atleast one must get physical access to the lock in order to pick it.
It's a fair point, but if we're taking about cars, I'd say physical access is a given. Keyless vehicles haven't quite enabled remote car thefts just yet
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Y'all ready for the same article to come out about various smart home devices?
Already has a few dozen times. All the more reason to self-host. Corporations can't be trusted to secure your data.
Well that's why i don't like keyless vehicles, it's easy to stole it with some wireless signal emulator
In the end the principle is same like wireless garage door opener, some thieves can hijack it very easily like no effort
Do you not know what rolling codes are?
I have a question. What do you think a rolling code style security system does if the thief is amplifying your key fobs signal by standing in your driveway at 3 am and then transmitting it to your door lock? Because we're talking about keyless entry where you don't have to push any buttons on the key fob it just has to be within three feet of the vehicle. They are literally using your key to unlock your door. The key is always transmitting. The vehicle is always receiving. At the point where they have access to the interior of the vehicle they can just pull the fuses for the horn and lights and then pop the transmission shifter cable off the transmission control lever and manually put the car in neutral. This attack takes maybe ten minutes. At that point they can literally just roll the car onto a flatbed and drive away. The flipper zero costs $169 USD. But you can make one from parts for much less. A GPS blocking tool costs around $15. A signal repeater isn't expensive either. Keyless entry on the whole is broken.
You may stop joyriders and petty thieves. But you won't stop anyone looking to steal a car who has the know how and who is looking to sell your car for parts. The fact is, a lot of premium cars are vulnerable to attacks like this.
And before you even start about what I know about it, literally I'm an avionics tech. Rolling codes and frequency hopping is how we keep unfriendly forces from listening in on comms. Electronic attack and defence is literally what I did in the Navy for twelve years.
Rolling codes are a good security feature. But they do nothing to stop the attack that other articles on this subject better explain.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cars-hacked-stolen-keyless-vehicle-thefts/
