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VW are again making headlines for poor use of technology in their cars. After being globally slammed for cheating on emissions tests, new research from the University of Birmingham shows that millions of Volkswagen A G vehicles sold since the mid 90s are vulnerable to having their keyless entry controls hacked using existing eavesdropping tech.
Audi, VW, Seat and Skoda models sold since 1995, including some current 2016 models not based on the current MQB platform, use a “constant-key” scheme for security. The key fob and controller in the car always use the same pass key, making it possible to copy it when the key transmits the signal to open the car. A suitably tech savvy thief could copy and use the code to gain access to and start the vehicle. The tools required are cheap and widely available according to the researchers.
Since Volkswagen A G source the keyless entry systems from 3rd part suppliers, it is very likely that other manufacturers are also effected.
Researchers contacted VW before publishing the paper, titled “Lock It and Still Lose It: On the (In)Security of Automotive Remote Keyless Entry Systems,” and have removed specific details out lining exactly how to hack the keyless remotes. It is unknown if a other brands are also effected, Bentley, Lamborghini and Bugatti are fully owned and controlled by VW, Bentley’s in particular are built on VW platforms and use VW running gear. Porsche also make use of the VW parts bin and shares supply chain resources.
-Moppie
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