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Topics => Judiciary, Crime, & Courts => Topic started by: Libertas on February 28, 2014, 11:46:09 AM

Title: High Tech Carjacking
Post by: Libertas on February 28, 2014, 11:46:09 AM
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/02/27/car-thieves-break-into-cars-by-hacking-them-with-black-box/ (http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/02/27/car-thieves-break-into-cars-by-hacking-them-with-black-box/)

Need some low-tech security measures I see.  Some sort of mechanical back up that makes them bleed once they enter the vehicle unawares would be nice...leave a trail of DNA...
Title: Re: High Tech Carjacking
Post by: benb61 on March 13, 2014, 11:18:13 AM
"Police don't know what it is?"  How stupid are they?  Most newer cars, especially high end cars, use a key-less entry system.  Like a key fob that transmits a radio frequency that allows a person with the fob to either push a button on the fob to unlock or just grab the handle and the door automatically unlocks.  That same fob allows a key-less ignition to start the car.  My 2006 Corvette has such a system, and they are very popular in high end cars.  This box is just a rotating frequency transmitter and they allow it to cycle through a particular makes assigned frequencies till they hit the one for that car and unlocks it.
Title: Re: High Tech Carjacking
Post by: Libertas on March 14, 2014, 06:53:10 AM
Heh.  How stupid are they?!   ::laughonfloor::