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Not what you want to be thinking about when you just got your first keyless vehicle, but there has been a lot of attention on this recently.
https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/ca...s-target-keyless-entry-cars-with-relay-attack
I have seen several videos now, most recent I think on BBC news and I have just been passed a facebook post showing someone just lost their BMW overnight without the keys - just around the corner from me!
I have a background in electronics and can appreciate how this works, but I also know some cars deal with this better in software, and its also possible to use radio pulse tech to measure the true distance between the key and the car.
I guess what I really want to know without building one of these kits is, is the FK8 vulnerable to this attack? Does anyone know? I am guessing so thus I now keep the keys in a radio proof box! I don't want to be putting a steering lock on every 5 mins so my thinking is (for this kind of attack only) - secure the key, but it would be nice to understand if I need to do this or not.
For the risk of them taking the key, thats a different one all together IMO..
https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/ca...s-target-keyless-entry-cars-with-relay-attack
I have seen several videos now, most recent I think on BBC news and I have just been passed a facebook post showing someone just lost their BMW overnight without the keys - just around the corner from me!
I have a background in electronics and can appreciate how this works, but I also know some cars deal with this better in software, and its also possible to use radio pulse tech to measure the true distance between the key and the car.
I guess what I really want to know without building one of these kits is, is the FK8 vulnerable to this attack? Does anyone know? I am guessing so thus I now keep the keys in a radio proof box! I don't want to be putting a steering lock on every 5 mins so my thinking is (for this kind of attack only) - secure the key, but it would be nice to understand if I need to do this or not.
For the risk of them taking the key, thats a different one all together IMO..