Thanks for your informative post.
I especially appreciate the 2km distance in absence of key. This is easily testable. Next time I'm out in convoy with someone else I'll try to remember to left them have my key in their car and see how long my 500X travels for.
This remote hack is not based on a PC outside your house. It requires dedicated hardware to achieve it. I followed up my suggestion of a distant key (3m) and trailing wire and it did not work because a long piece of wire is in effect and unbalanced long wire antenna which only really work below 50MHz and the key fob RF signal is well above that.
I still don't accept urban myth, but could accept that *currently* incidence of this type of theft are low.
However complacency is our worst enemy.
https://www.wired.com/2016/03/study-finds-24-car-models-open-unlocking-ignition-hack/
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/consumer-news/94918/tests-uncover-major-security-risk-to-keyless-cars
I find it strange why ADAC (UK equivalent of AA) would be posting the results of their tests (see lists of cars) and have not been given "desist and takedown orders" by those manufacturers if what they are claiming is false.
I especially appreciate the 2km distance in absence of key. This is easily testable. Next time I'm out in convoy with someone else I'll try to remember to left them have my key in their car and see how long my 500X travels for.
This remote hack is not based on a PC outside your house. It requires dedicated hardware to achieve it. I followed up my suggestion of a distant key (3m) and trailing wire and it did not work because a long piece of wire is in effect and unbalanced long wire antenna which only really work below 50MHz and the key fob RF signal is well above that.
I still don't accept urban myth, but could accept that *currently* incidence of this type of theft are low.
However complacency is our worst enemy.
https://www.wired.com/2016/03/study-finds-24-car-models-open-unlocking-ignition-hack/
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/consumer-news/94918/tests-uncover-major-security-risk-to-keyless-cars
I find it strange why ADAC (UK equivalent of AA) would be posting the results of their tests (see lists of cars) and have not been given "desist and takedown orders" by those manufacturers if what they are claiming is false.