Everything on earth that have advantage also has disadvantages. This is exactly what we have seen on cars with remote keys. Some of the vehicles that uses remote controlled keys have now been reported to be vulnerable to attacks. A group of German vehicle security researchers, ADAC made a research and came up with 24 different cars that are vulnerable to attacks targeting the car's wireless key fob, This simply means that vehicles with keyless entry systems are the main target easily susceptible to this.


HOW IT WORKS
They ha.ckers uses a radio-based amplification method that uses cheap chipset, batteries, a radio transmitter, and an antenna. Then, the deadly attack is now carried out by constructing a pair of radio signal devices applying the items tagged and it will activate a signal from the car that searches for radio response from the key. When this action is done, the action allows attackers to just enter into the vehicle and drive away without needs for the cars wireless key.


BELOW ARE LISTED VULNERABLE CARS ACCORDING TO ADAC

1. Audi A3
2. Audi A4
3. Audi A6
4. BMW 730d
5. Citroen DS4 CrossBack
6. Ford Galaxy
7. Ford Eco-Sport
8. Honda HR-V
9. Hyundai Santa Fe CRDi
10. KIA Optima
11. Lexus RX 450h
12. Mazda CX-5
13. MINI Clubman
14. Mitsubishi Outlander
15. Nissan Qashqai
16. Nissan Leaf
17. Opel Ampera
18. Range Rover Evoque
19. Renault Traffic
20. Ssangyong Tivoli XDi
21. Subaru Levorg
22. Toyota RAV4
23. Volkswagen Golf GTD
24. Volkswagen Touran 5T
25. BMW i3

Is your car or your friends car among them? Let me show you a secret to protect your car at the moment.


NOW WHAT IS THE SOLUTION?
As of now the solution is to keep the keys in a freezer immediately you pack your car. This will block the transmission of unwanted dubious radio signals according to Wired

But ADAC said that the only solution is for the manufacturers of the cars is to fix the problem themselves once and for all especially with subsequent car productions.
 
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