alt Hacker NewsAny lock can be picked. The article is an interesting read and the author found some obvious mistakes the company should not have made, but if it's a hack that takes weeks and multiple people to pull off, I wouldn't be too worried as an owner. Back in the non-nerd world of common criminals, some guy with a Stone Age brain simply smashes your window to grab whatever he can. Also take a look at how easily a professional could gain access to your home if they wanted to.
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Your comment just tells me that a modern 7 series BMW or a Cayenne is now prime candidate for a similar hack. Couple of weeks for motivated hackers and now they can steal a luxury car and ship it to Africa / Middle East ? Six digits payout for couple weeks of work + cost of LLM subscription.
Does anyone know if something like a McLaren or Ferrari have similar systems? I can easily imagine Lamborghini having something like this since they are under the VAG umbrella.
If the author's Subaru project[0] is anything to go by, some automakers have ability to remotely stop and start the car too. I don't see why you would dismiss this
Honestly the “common criminal” walks up and down blocks trying handles until they find someone who didn’t lock up. Easiest targets by far. They used to pull radios more back in the day (it seems to be less common now?) but they generally just go through looking for change/cash anywhere or any valuables.
Has a Tesla or Rivian ever been stolen without the owner leaving their phone or keycard in the car? If PIN to drive is enabled, I assume it’s impossible to steal without towing it.
> Also take a look at how easily a professional could gain access to your home if they wanted to.
Or an amateur with a mallet, a key blank, a file, and an o-ring.
Difference is that now you develop the hack once and you can just steal all the cars from the brand without it being obvious that you’re doing anything wrong. Picking a lock is work you have to do for every vehicle, plus it looks pretty sketchy.
Also, you got in completely legitimately as far as the car knows, so no need to worry about alarms or anything like it.