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Revealed: car industry was warned keyless vehicles vulnerable to theft a decade ago (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Experts ​alerted motor trade to security risks of ‘smart key’ systems which have now fuelled highest level of car thefts for a decade.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Default firmware cannot, and most cars won’t work. But specific makes have decades old security holes that still exist in new models… for reasons? And custom firmware unlocks the firmware limitations.

So technically possible, but banning the flipper doesn’t fix the security hole. It’s like banning a hammer because it can break a window. It’s now more difficult to do construction work, and crow bars still exist.