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    Security Issues / Recall

    Not sure if this is the right place to pop this - but I am sure someone will move it - if it's not.


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    Land Rover is recalling more than 65,000 cars to fix a software bug that can unlock the vehicles' doors.
    Drivers would get no dashboard warning that the doors of their car had been unlocked, the firm said.
    The glitch affects Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles sold between 2013 and now.
    Experts said problems with keyless ignition and locking systems on some luxury cars had made them favourites with car thieves.
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    The recall follows reports last year that car thieves were targeting some models of Range Rovers and BMW X5s because they found it easy to unlock the vehicles. Adverts have been placed in newspapers informing owners about the recall.


    It is believed that a handheld "black box" was being used by some gangs to unlock and start cars that had keyless ignition systems.
    Some newspapers reported that insurers were unwilling to extend cover to Range Rover owners unless they could park in secure, off-street car parks. Other insurance firms insisted on the use of tracking systems that could help find a car if it was stolen.
    "It's been known for over a year that keyless entry and ignition systems possess certain vulnerabilities," said a spokesman for Thatcham Research which gathers data on car crime.
    "There were a number of vehicles suggested as being vulnerable in this way, Range Rovers being one of them," he said.
    Other cars targeted include Ford Focus and Fiestas, Audis and some light commercial vehicles.
    "That was all to do with keyless entry systems and vulnerabilities through the onboard diagnostic port," he said.
    A thief who got access to a car could plug a device into that port that helped to re-program a blank key so it could be used to start the car, he said. Cars were being stolen to order or were being broken up for cheap spares.
    "All the manufacturers have been working hard to find a solution to this and are well on the way to introducing preventative measures," he said.
    In a statement, Land Rover said no accidents or injuries were reported to have occurred as a result of the bug.
    Range Rover owners would not have to pay for the modifications to be made, it added.

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    Hi Ladas, Long time no see on here.

    Update your location. You aren't in Kyabram any more otherwise I'd have dropped in to see you when I was down at Shepparton, Tatura, Echuca.
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    Hi Ladas.
    Good to hear you are still poking around.
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    Yes, I know Andrew, I had some Comms with Ladas before I went south as I was going to visit him. I haven't seen Ladas for quite a few years but we've kept in touch.

    I wasn't sure if he was back in Kyabram or still in The Philippines.
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    Yes, our new Mazda 2 has push button start which made me wonder if it might be more vulnerable to someone with a box of tricks. I understand it won't start when the button is pushed unless the so-called key, which is just a rectangular item with buttons, is within a certain range. I assume it has rolling codes so they change each time it is opened.


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    Not sure if this is the right place to pop this - but I am sure someone will move it - if it's not.


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    Land Rover is recalling more than 65,000 cars to fix a software bug that can unlock the vehicles' doors.
    Drivers would get no dashboard warning that the doors of their car had been unlocked, the firm said.
    The glitch affects Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles sold between 2013 and now.
    Experts said problems with keyless ignition and locking systems on some luxury cars had made them favourites with car thieves.
    Blank keys

    The recall follows reports last year that car thieves were targeting some models of Range Rovers and BMW X5s because they found it easy to unlock the vehicles. Adverts have been placed in newspapers informing owners about the recall.


    It is believed that a handheld "black box" was being used by some gangs to unlock and start cars that had keyless ignition systems.
    Some newspapers reported that insurers were unwilling to extend cover to Range Rover owners unless they could park in secure, off-street car parks. Other insurance firms insisted on the use of tracking systems that could help find a car if it was stolen.
    "It's been known for over a year that keyless entry and ignition systems possess certain vulnerabilities," said a spokesman for Thatcham Research which gathers data on car crime.
    "There were a number of vehicles suggested as being vulnerable in this way, Range Rovers being one of them," he said.
    Other cars targeted include Ford Focus and Fiestas, Audis and some light commercial vehicles.
    "That was all to do with keyless entry systems and vulnerabilities through the onboard diagnostic port," he said.
    A thief who got access to a car could plug a device into that port that helped to re-program a blank key so it could be used to start the car, he said. Cars were being stolen to order or were being broken up for cheap spares.
    "All the manufacturers have been working hard to find a solution to this and are well on the way to introducing preventative measures," he said.
    In a statement, Land Rover said no accidents or injuries were reported to have occurred as a result of the bug.
    Range Rover owners would not have to pay for the modifications to be made, it added.

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    It's becoming very popular in Europe to steal brand new keyless entry cars - apparently some new vehicles are very easy to steal. Once the cars unlocked, the OBDII port is hijacked and the cars security and starting systems bypassed.

    Just takes a smart kid with a laptop under a minute to drive off in your new top end motor...
    If you need to contact me please email homestarrunnerau@gmail.com - thanks - Gav.

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    They might have a fix place for this one however keyless cars were being stolen off the petrol station forecourt. They were using a devise which caught the signal. When you went in to pay jumped in and drove off.

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    This is a bit scary. They hacked into a moving car, took control and disabled the brakes.


    Cybersecurity researchers use the internet to hack into car, turn off engine as it drives - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

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