![]() I just wanted everyone I know to hear this from me. ![]() Just to be sure we remembered to lock them, and bingo the guys have our code, and whatever was in the car can be gone. Look how many times we all lock our doors with our remotes. So be aware of this and please pass this note on. it just happened this past Thursday June 19th to his coworker. I just wanted to let you know about this. When you hit the lock button on your car upon exiting it does not send the security code, but if you walk away and use the door lock on your key chain, it sends the code thru the airwaves where it can be intercepted. That way if there is someone sitting in a parking lot watching for their next victim it will not be you. The police officer said to be sure to manually lock your car door by hitting the lock button inside the car. Since they know you are going inside the store, restaurant, or bathroom, they have a few minutes to steal and run. They sit a distance away and watch for their next victim. They called the police and since there were no signs of his car being broken into - the police told him that there is a device that robbers are using now to clone your security code when you lock your doors on your car using your key-chain locking device. He came out to his car less than 4-5 minutes later and found someone had gotten into his car, and stolen his cell phone, laptop computer, GPS navigator briefcase. ![]() While traveling he stopped at the roadside park, similar to what we have here with bathrooms, vending machines etc. One of the other engineers traveling to Canada with him, but in his own car, had something happen that I need to share. My oldest son Mike came over yesterday - He had to go to Canada for work last week. Two weeks later, my friend's son had a similar happening. I went straight to the police station, told them what had happened, and found out I was part of a new, and very successful, scheme being used to gain entry into cars. I quickly chucked the errand I was on, jumped in my car and sped away. They were obviously watching me intently, and there was no doubt they were somehow involved in this very weird situation. Each time, as soon as I started to walk away, I would hear it unlock again!! Naturally alarmed, I looked around and there were two guys sitting in a car in the fire lane next to the store. I went back and locked my car again three times. ![]() As I walked away I heard my car door unlock. Their RF transmitters (usually built into key fobs) sent unique identifying codes that could be picked off by 'code grabbers,' devices that recorded the codes sent out when drivers pushed buttons on their remote key fobs to lock or unlock their cars: ![]() The earliest RKE systems were quite vulnerable to the sort of attack that was described in warning e-mails widely spread via the Internet. They've proved to be a big hit, making it easier for the grocery-laden to unlock their cars and sparing many of the terminally forgetful from finding they've left their keys in the ignitions of their now-locked vehicles or their purses on the seats of same. Automobile remote keyless entry systems (RKE) were introduced in the 1980s. ![]()
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