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Hackers Steal Keyless BMW In Under 3 Minutes 486

Posted by timothy from the and-wait-for-the-upgrade dept.
An anonymous reader writes with this bit from ZDNet: "It's cool to have a keyless BMW, until you no longer have a keyless BMW. Hackers have figured out how to break into such cars with ease. BMW has acknowledged there is a problem, but is not doing enough to protect its customers (video)."
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  • Re:Whats the difference... (Score:4, Interesting)

    by SJHillman ( 1966756 ) on Tuesday July 10, 2012 @01:50PM (#40604567)

    I was stopped at a traffic light during my morning commute when I watched a woman in the lane next to me slowly roll into the Lexus in front of her, then back off. The Lexus (male driver) then reversed and gently bumped into her. I can only hope they at least knew each other, but even then I wouldn't be playing gentle bumper cars given how touchy some airbag sensors can be.

  • Re:Whats the difference... (Score:4, Interesting)

    by Bigby ( 659157 ) on Tuesday July 10, 2012 @01:51PM (#40604583)

    BMW has an entry-level model that allows people who can't actually afford their cars to get their cars. This is not the case with Mercedes. Those people can generally afford their cars. People who try to spend their way into luxury and debt at the same time tend to be the a$$holes you speak of. Those that actually earned their money to buy such a car are not so much.

  • Looking at this with a very wrong scale in mind (Score:5, Interesting)

    by Prikolist ( 1260608 ) on Tuesday July 10, 2012 @02:00PM (#40604771)
    A few years there was a great story in Wired about breaking locks. In summary, even the world's most secure locks are not meant to survive more than 10-15 minutes. And it tells the story of a few experts that broke down one of these locks in under a minute. 3 minutes on a car lock? Either the hackers haven't figured out the best way to break in yet or the security is actually amazing. Wired story [wired.com]

  • Speaking of Backfires (Score:5, Interesting)

    by bill_mcgonigle ( 4333 ) * on Tuesday July 10, 2012 @02:40PM (#40605351) Homepage Journal


    Sounds like BMW owners are going to make a run on Pep Boys to get "the club".

    What Car Theives Think of the Club [freakonomics.com]

    At some point, the Club was mentioned. The professional thieves laughed and exchanged knowing glances. What we knew was that the?Club is a hardened steel device that attaches to the steering wheel and the brake pedal to prevent steering and/or braking. What we found out was that a pro thief would carry a short piece of a hacksaw blade to cut through the plastic steering wheel in a couple seconds. They were then able to release The Club and use it to apply a huge amount of torque to the steering wheel and break the lock on the steering column (which most cars were already equipped with). The pro thieves actually sought out cars with The Club on them because they didnâ(TM)t want to carry a long pry bar that was too hard to conceal.

  • Re:Whats the difference... (Score:4, Interesting)

    by tompaulco ( 629533 ) on Tuesday July 10, 2012 @02:42PM (#40605385) Homepage Journal
    Mercedes also has a lower end model [edmunds.com]that is comparable with other new sedans
    If $35k is comparable with other new sedans, I guess I won't be buying a new sedan ever again. Interesting how median household income has increased by about 70% in 20 years, while the price of an average new car has increased by over 130%.
    heck, there are pickup trucks that cost more than this one.
    Well, that is because pickup trucks are luxury items now. I feel really bad for farmers, because they used to be able to just go buy a pickup truck and it would be cheap, rugged, and last forever. Now they have to drop $40k to get a serviceable truck. No wonder the farmers can't earn a living. 20 years ago, a Ford F-150 could be bought brand new for $10k. Now it costs on average about $35k and can cost as much as $52k for a well equipped one.That is a five fold increase in cost while salaries have not even doubled.

  • Re:Whats the difference... (Score:3, Interesting)

    by StatureOfLiberty ( 1333335 ) on Tuesday July 10, 2012 @02:59PM (#40605643)

    Got to know. Was that pun intentional? "Newer Buick owners ... because they remember when flint was discovered"

    flint (the rock)?
    or Flint, Michigan - Buick City Complex.

    Loved it - intentional or not.

  • Re:Whats the difference... (Score:4, Interesting)

    by Opportunist ( 166417 ) on Tuesday July 10, 2012 @03:01PM (#40605671)

    You don't have a dash cam? I sure as hell don't DARE to drive on our roads anymore without one. They're cheap and they can really make insurance hassles a lot easier.

  • Re:Whats the difference... (Score:5, Interesting)

    by sdguero ( 1112795 ) on Tuesday July 10, 2012 @03:04PM (#40605707)
    You gotta love the Prius drivers cruising along at 68 MPH in the fast lane during rush hour with their eyes glued on the MPG meter. Unbelievably annoying. They are the new Volvo (but for MPG instead of safety). Meanwhile people are risking lives to get around them by swerving into the slow lanes and get back up to 75-80 MPH.

  • Re:Whats the difference... (Score:4, Interesting)

    by Qzukk ( 229616 ) on Tuesday July 10, 2012 @04:00PM (#40606465) Journal

    how are you going to hit them? They're *passing* you....

    I've met (fortunately without hitting) two classes of people whose antics force me to brake while I'm doing 60 on the freeway:

    One class tries to fit into a space that is 1.5 car lengths wide by flooring it, pulling over at 65+, nearly rear-ending the guy in front doing 60, then slamming on his brakes to 55- so he can make space in front of him.

    The other class hasn't got a fucking clue what's going on, and starts pulling into my lane while I'm about even with him. I'm look over at him through his passenger window and he doesn't even turn his head to look at what's going on when I start honking.

  • Re:Yawn... (Score:4, Interesting)

    by Khyber ( 864651 ) <techkitsune@gmail.com> on Tuesday July 10, 2012 @06:57PM (#40608537) Homepage Journal

    For a car, you only need a wooden wedge to give yourself access to the solenoid and door handle mechanism without breaking any windows.

    Hi, I used to work for Pop-A-Lock.

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