Tesla Hacked and Stolen Again Using Key Fob
Belgian researchers demonstrate third attack on the car manufacturer’s keyless entry system, this time to break into a Model X within minutes. Continue reading Tesla Hacked and Stolen Again Using Key Fob
Category Archives: keyless entry
See This Casio? Watch It Unlock My Tesla!
The whole point of gaining the remote unlock ability for our cars was to keep us from suffering the indignity of standing there in the rain, working a key into the lock while the groceries get soaked. [Mattia Dal Ben] reports that even Teslas get the blues and don’t unlock …read more
To make locks touchless, Proxy bluetooth ID raises $42M
We need to go hands-off in the age of coronavirus. That means touching fewer doors, elevators, and sign-in iPads. But once a building is using phone-based identity for security, there’s opportunities to speed up access to WIFI networks and printers, or personalize conference rooms and video call set-ups. Keyless office entry startup Proxy wants to […] Continue reading To make locks touchless, Proxy bluetooth ID raises $42M
Aaron Zar, Co-Founder and CEO of Silent Pocket
On this special edition of the podcast we speak with Aaron Zar, co-founder and CEO of Silent Pocket. Silent Pocket has been a long time sponsor of the show and it was great to catch up with Aaron to get his thoughts on the current state of digital priv… Continue reading Aaron Zar, Co-Founder and CEO of Silent Pocket
Proxy raises $13.6M to unlock anything with Bluetooth identity
You know how kings used to have trumpeters heralding their arrival wherever they went? Proxy wants to do that with Bluetooth. The startup lets you instantly unlock office doors and reserve meeting rooms using Bluetooth Low Energy signal. You never even have to pull out your phone or open an app. But Proxy is gearing […] Continue reading Proxy raises $13.6M to unlock anything with Bluetooth identity
Vulnerability Found in Two Keyless Entry Locks
Researchers are warning of a default-configuration vulnerability in the enterprise-class keyless entry products made by AMAG Technology. Continue reading Vulnerability Found in Two Keyless Entry Locks
Vulnerability Found in Two Keyless Entry Locks
Researchers are warning of a default-configuration vulnerability in the enterprise-class keyless entry products made by AMAG Technology. Continue reading Vulnerability Found in Two Keyless Entry Locks
Apple Fixes Flaw Impacting HomeKit Devices
Apple said it has fixed an undisclosed vulnerability in its HomeKit framework that could have allowed unauthorized remote control of HomeKit devices such as smart locks and connected garage door openers. Continue reading Apple Fixes Flaw Impacting HomeKit Devices
Thieves using laptops to hack into and steal cars
The theory: raise the hood, cut the alarm, jimmy the door, and use a laptop to hack the car’s computer so it recognizes a signal sent from another key fob. Continue reading Thieves using laptops to hack into and steal cars
Ask Hackaday: Whatever Happened to LED Light Sensors?
If you’re a long-time Hackaday reader like we are, you’ll certainly remember a rash of projects from around ten years ago that all (mis-)used an LED as a light sensor. The idea wasn’t new, but somehow it made the rounds and insinuated itself into our collective minds. Around the same time, a cryptographic cipher with an exceptionally small memory footprint was also showing up in hacker projects: TEA (Tiny Encryption Algorithm).
This old project by [Marcin Bojanczyk], [Chris Danis], and [Brian Rogan] combines both the LED-as-light-sensor meme and TEA to make a door-entry keyfob that works over visible light. And …read more
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