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Online fredgroves

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Keyless a big risk?
« on: 28 October 2014, 12:58 »
Surprised nobody has mentioned this article, was all over the news yesterday and whilst VW isn't mentioned...Audi is!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-29786320

From what I heard they want to clamp down on public availability of the software that makes this possible. Would that be VCDS?
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Re: Keyless a big risk?
« Reply #1 on: 28 October 2014, 13:05 »
If someone wants to steal your car, they'll steal it whether you have keyless entry or not.  That, unfortunately, is the way of the world - its full of scumbags.  If the BBC are reporting criminals cracking keyless entry via computers only yesterday, that to me implies that these "high-end" scumbags have being doing it for a number of years - they're always one step ahead.
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Re: Keyless a big risk?
« Reply #2 on: 28 October 2014, 14:25 »
I think its been a slow news day as the media has highlighted this before from a couple of years ago.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19562487

http://www.driving.co.uk/news/how-thieves-hack-into-and-steal-keyless-entry-cars/

Still worrying though.
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Re: Keyless a big risk?
« Reply #3 on: 28 October 2014, 16:59 »
Fred it's not vcds that allows the scum element to get round keyless.
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Re: Keyless a big risk?
« Reply #4 on: 28 October 2014, 17:33 »
Fred it's not vcds that allows the scum element to get round keyless.

Phew, I am glad about that! Thanks for clarifying!
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