"soto" (soto)
12/11/2013 at 00:21 • Filed to: None
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"soto" (soto)
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I'm sure the majority of us have seen this on the news, but I can't believe nobody can figure out what it is, or where they are getting this thing.
Kailand09
> soto
12/11/2013 at 00:26 |
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I bet they've figured it out and don't want them knowing they are tracking that.
TBH, you'd just have to get a hold of one and reverse-engineer it.
vdub_nut: scooter snob
> soto
12/11/2013 at 00:27 |
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#manuallocks4lyfe
Rainbow
> soto
12/11/2013 at 00:31 |
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What surprises me most is the guy didn't steal the camera from the Escalade.
Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
> soto
12/11/2013 at 00:31 |
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My mother's car was somehow "broken into" (possibly by this) a few years ago overnight, it killed the battery, because the thief left the door open. Fortunately, they only stole pocket change. after I went to close my mother's van's door, which was open, I also spotted my father's BMW unlocked, but nothing was stolen from it.
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Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
> vdub_nut: scooter snob
12/11/2013 at 00:36 |
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Keyless entry has been too much of a convenience, could EV's and hybrids with the close-range unlock get broken into this way?
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vdub_nut: scooter snob
> Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
12/11/2013 at 00:59 |
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>that_clip_from_top_gear_where_jezza__steals_hammonds_car_from_the_cafe_and_parks_it_in_the_street.mp4
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soto
> vdub_nut: scooter snob
12/11/2013 at 01:22 |
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soto
> Kailand09
12/11/2013 at 01:23 |
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The thing is that it unlocks many different car brands.
Redbulldidlo
> soto
12/11/2013 at 01:50 |
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If I'm not mistaken people talked about this before on jalopnik, no? Maybe it was giz or something. They have guesses, and think what the device does is just sends signal after signal, trying to find the one that unlocks the door. (Think trying passwords over and over, cars don't have any sort of lockout method.)
Dunnik
> Redbulldidlo
12/11/2013 at 05:09 |
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That would be my guess as well, some form of brute-force method: spam short-range radio broadcasts of known unlock codes (the codes themselves likely stolen/hacked from manufacturers's or dealership databases).
Notice how the guy in the first clip walks by the car as if expecting it not to open - as if he's not expecting that particular code to work.
The moral of the story, I suppose, is to not leave any valuables in your car, and/or drive a car that suggests you don't have any valuables, heh.
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Kailand09
> soto
12/11/2013 at 08:27 |
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Well, I'm guessing most cars use a similar electric motor to move their locking mechanisms (I don't really know this tbh). If I had a little while to tear apart some locks I'd give it a stab.
Could be some sort of EMF device inducing a current in the electric motors? That's my only thought really.
efme
> Kailand09
12/11/2013 at 09:34 |
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I thought that too. but that doesn't disable the alarm. It will still go off if you just open a door. They're actually disabling the alarm and unlocking the doors the "normal" way.
Stupidru
> Kailand09
12/11/2013 at 09:35 |
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That was my thought. A very high burst of electro-magnetic waves could do this if new cars use a solenoid or motor to lock the doors
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Kailand09
> efme
12/11/2013 at 09:36 |
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yeah I can't figure that one out
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Stupidru
> soto
12/11/2013 at 09:36 |
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Driving a POS has its benefits, eh?