General warning about theft using key fob range extender

maybe a kill switch, like the old days. you don't have car theft in luxembourg, do you?

 

i do not know, just pictured luxembourg as a fairytale kind of place.

 

Why worry about this when a tow truck can take your car away in under a minute.

 

I enjoyed my visits to Luxembourg. Pretty city with lots of history.

 

yeah, i always believed the "smart key" was an incredible dumb (and unsafe) idea only appealing for lazy drivers.

why using and expensive and conspicuous tow truck while you can use a $20 range extender to steal every car.

 

(1): The system described here previously allows them only to unlock the doors to pilfer the contents of a Prius, not start the car. If they are now starting the ignition too, that is a new step.
(2): This attack, as previously described, works only when the fob is within its natural transmitting range to the car. The 'range extender' works only one way, car-to-fob.
(3): SKS can be turned off via MFD menus on my 2012, defeating this attack. I shut it off to help preserve an aged 12V battery in an airport parking lot during a 6 week trip. This shutoff path may not be available on 2010-11 models. (If I recall correctly, the fob Lock / Unlock buttons still work when SKS is disabled.)