Toyota, Lexus owners warned about 'relay attacks'偷车就这么容易?

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Thieves have driven off with at least 100 high-end vehicles in region since April, police say
Security experts are warning owners of Toyota and Lexus vehicles not to rely on their automobile's anti-theft system following a rash of brazen thefts across the region.

Since April, criminals have made off with more than 100 of the Japanese-brand vehicles from Petawawa to Casselman, Ont., many of them apparently destined for resale in Africa and the Middle East.

Toyota 4Runners, Highlanders, Tacoma pickup trucks and Lexus SUVs worth around $60,000 each are driven right out of their owners' driveways under cover of darkness, and the thieves never touch the keys.

Julie Rollwagen was recently awakened by the distinct roar of her 2015 Lexus GX460's engine coming to life in her Barrhaven driveway. Her bedside clock showed 4:24 a.m.

The sound was a selling feature at the Lexus dealership, Rollwagen said. "They'll say, 'Oh, one of the cool features is that it roars when you start it.'"

But by the time she'd rolled out of bed, made her way to the garage and opened the door, her vehicle had roared off into the night with a thief at the wheel.

It's going around
Another Barrhaven resident, Ramzi Yonis, came downstairs one recent Sunday morning to find his 2017 4Runner gone from his driveway. At first he thought his wife, Maha Mankal, had made an unscheduled trip to the gym, but when he went inside she was there, and so were their two Toyota key fobs.

Yonis made his way to a car rental outlet in Nepean to arrange for a replacement vehicle, where he bumped into a neighbour who had also just lost a 4Runner to thieves.

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Ramzi Yonis and Maha Mankal say their Toyota SUV was stolen from their Barrhaven driveway, leaving them struggling to explain the crime to their 5-year-old daughter. 1:33
"If it's not recovered and we have to purchase another car, for sure it won't be another Toyota SUV," Yonis declared.

A Barrhaven Facebook group is full of similar declarations from Toyota owners, warning each other to keep an eye out.

Thieves using $200 'amplifier'
Like many new cars, modern Toyotas are designed to respond to the radio signal from the key fob within a range of a metre or two.

Jeff Bates of Lockdown Security in Markham, Ont., says thieves are using a $200 device that boosts the strength of that signal, allowing them to unlock the vehicle and disarm its security system even though the fob is inside the house. Driving off with the luxury vehicle is as simple as pushing a button.


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The Toronto Police Service posted this image last year to warn people about 'relay thefts.' (Toronto Police Service)
"What the thieves are using is an amplifier," said Bates, whose company has been doing a brisk business beefing up cars whose owners want to guard against the so-called "relay attacks."

Bates said in some cases, thieves will still break into a vehicle the old-fashioned way, then plug a computer into the car's diagnostic port and hack the security system to make it think the key is present.

Bound for resale overseas
That's probably what happened to Scott Dillon's 4Runner.

"The funny thing about the whole story is that my truck never spends any time outside except for the twice a year that I take the tires off it," he laughed.

Dillon's home security camera captured thieves capitalizing on that rare window of opportunity in mid-November. OPP later located the truck parked in a lot not far from his home. The door handle had been broken off.

Often, the vehicles are never found. Sometimes, they're found at the last minute.

Several weeks after thieves drove seven new trucks and SUVs off the lot of a Toyota dealer in Petawawa, Ont., police announced several had been recovered from shipping containers, likely bound for lucrative overseas resale markets.


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Police say thieves have made off with at least 100 Toyota and Lexus vehicles in the Ottawa region since April. (Stu Mills/CBC)
Taking precautions
In an email, Toyota spokesperson David Shum said customers should take extra steps to safeguard their vehicles, including considering an after-market alarm system, steering wheel lock and diagnostic port lock.

"If a garage is not accessible, park another less desirable vehicle in front of your vehicle," Shum suggested.

There's no way I'm putting a sacrificial lamb in my driveway again.- Julie Kirkpatrick, former Toyota Highlander owner
While some experts recommend wrapping the key fob in tinfoil or keeping it in a metal box, Toyota suggests purchasing a faraday pouch to prevent unwanted radio waves from reaching the device.

Shum also warned Toyota owners to never leave their key fobs near the front door of their home.

Online, some owners say they've resorted to leaving the fobs in the microwave or freezer. But like Yonis, others say they're not willing to risk another theft, and are looking for a new brand of vehicle.

"I loved that vehicle, but no way I'm buying another one," said Julie Kirkpatrick, whose 2016 Highlander disappeared from her driveway in Westboro two weeks ago. "There's no way I'm putting a sacrificial lamb in my driveway again."
 
抓不到,就只能涨保险
 
整个安全系统被破解复制, 换车或者买个方向盘锁吧
 
So, you would need a mechanical key to unlock the steering wheel lock now - after you got in the car with a digital key? :D

"In an email, Toyota spokesperson David Shum said customers should take extra steps to safeguard their vehicles, including considering an after-market alarm system, steering wheel lock and diagnostic port lock."
 
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现在有的车上有全球定位系统了,手机APP或在电脑上都能看到车子的位置。
 
看着人家开着你的车到处跑,不更闹心?o_O
现在有的车上有全球定位系统了,手机APP或在电脑上都能看到车子的位置。
 
这个安全系统设计有问题啊。
按照图中所示,KEY FOB在没有发出PING信号的情况下,仅仅凭着收到的CAR对PING的响应信号就发出了CORRECT解锁信号。
 
看来还是用人脸识别靠谱一些
 
现在犯罪太猖狂了。多伦多,约克那边罪犯明目张胆地以买车试车为由从toyota,lexus dealer从销售手中明抢车,有员工都受伤,警察对业内都发出了warning
 
现在很多车子,为了显示其先进;有个功能是挡车主携带钥匙靠近车子的时候就会自动解锁;不用像以前一样按钥匙上的按钮。但是这个只有在距离比较近的时候才会发生,偷车贼只是通过放大器,把这个距离增大了,使得车钥匙放在家里的也能直接解锁车子。
一个朋友买的便宜的韩国车子都有这个功能。我觉得应该至少提供一个可以手动关闭的选项。
 
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