Tens of millions of vehicles sold by Volkswagen
over the past 20 years are vulnerable to theft because keyless entry
systems can be hacked using cheap technical devices, according to
European researchers.
Computer security experts at the University of
Birmingham in England have published a paper outlining how they were
able to clone VW remote keyless entry controls by eavesdropping nearby
when drivers press their key fobs to open or lock up their cars.
Vehicles vulnerable to this attack include most Audi, VW, Seat and
Skoda models sold since 1995 and many of the approximately 100 million
VW Group vehicles on the road since then, the researchers said. The flaw
was found in car models as recent as the Audi Q3, model year 2016, they
added.
"It is conceivable that all VW Group (except for
some Audi) cars manufactured in the past and partially today rely on a
'constant-key' scheme and are thus vulnerable to the attacks," the paper
argues.
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Source: NBC News
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