Attn: All keyless alarms are being hacked
03-17-18, 11:41 AM
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Attn: All keyless alarms are being hacked
Attention Lexus owners: Your current OEM alarm can be hacked in less than 60 seconds by gadgets bought over the internet. I learned the hard way when my ES 2016 was disarmed and valuable stolen from my vehicle and I never heard the alarm. Two other later model European cars were broken into again with no alarms triggered.
I am looking for an aftermarket alarm add-on integrated interface with the OEM factory alarm. Go to You Tube and look up auto theft prevention and you can see footage of vehicles being hacked and stolen. This is a very bad security issue. Lexus Corporate has no clue, so they said, about such hacks! Hope this wake up call can save you the pain I had to endure.
I am looking for an aftermarket alarm add-on integrated interface with the OEM factory alarm. Go to You Tube and look up auto theft prevention and you can see footage of vehicles being hacked and stolen. This is a very bad security issue. Lexus Corporate has no clue, so they said, about such hacks! Hope this wake up call can save you the pain I had to endure.
03-17-18, 11:54 AM
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Attention Lexus owners: Your current OEM alarm can be hacked in less than 60 seconds by gadgets bought over the internet. I learned the hard way when my ES 2016 was disarmed and valuable stolen from my vehicle and I never heard the alarm. Two other later model European cars were broken into again with no alarms triggered.
I am looking for an aftermarket alarm add-on integrated interface with the OEM factory alarm. Go to You Tube and look up auto theft prevention and you can see footage of vehicles being hacked and stolen. This is a very bad security issue. Lexus Corporate has no clue, so they said, about such hacks! Hope this wake up call can save you the pain I had to endure.
I am looking for an aftermarket alarm add-on integrated interface with the OEM factory alarm. Go to You Tube and look up auto theft prevention and you can see footage of vehicles being hacked and stolen. This is a very bad security issue. Lexus Corporate has no clue, so they said, about such hacks! Hope this wake up call can save you the pain I had to endure.
03-18-18, 08:17 AM
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So, how did they get in? As other's have said, don't leave valuables in the car. It's not a safe.
03-18-18, 04:13 PM
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This has been issue on all car makers with keyless ignitions for a few years now. They all try to get ahead of it but these criminals are relentless, so like others have said, best not to leave any valuables in the car.
Maybe consider getting a discreet dash cam? Usually these thieves are quick and take whatever is easy but might miss your little dash cam that records even when the car is switched off. They have ones that seem to disguise as sensors when mounted on the windshield.
Maybe consider getting a discreet dash cam? Usually these thieves are quick and take whatever is easy but might miss your little dash cam that records even when the car is switched off. They have ones that seem to disguise as sensors when mounted on the windshield.
03-18-18, 06:15 PM
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03-18-18, 06:29 PM
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Actually, it is true. There's a video online out of the U.K. showing two thieves stealing a Benz. One stands at the front door to a home with a scanner that picks up the signal from a smartkey (like the one we have with our Lexus cars). He relays this signal to an accomplice standing next to the Benz with a laptop that opens the doors. Shortly thereafter they both get in the Benz and drive away... Here's the video...
03-19-18, 05:15 AM
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03-19-18, 07:58 AM
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From what I have been able to ascertain so far is that these code grabbers can only function if you locked your vehicle using the fob. Locking your vehicle with the lock button inside on the door handle will not activate a signal between the vehicle and the fob. Therefore the signal cannot be hacked and or copied even if the one of the hackers is near the keyfob. eg. store, driveway.
AND don`t leave stuff in plain view inside the car.
There are rumors that many of the Oem`s are now using rolling code similar to garage door openers to prevent hacking. I was not able to confirm this from a reliable source. This would be the ideal solution .....I think.
AND don`t leave stuff in plain view inside the car.
There are rumors that many of the Oem`s are now using rolling code similar to garage door openers to prevent hacking. I was not able to confirm this from a reliable source. This would be the ideal solution .....I think.
03-19-18, 03:14 PM
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From what I have been able to ascertain so far is that these code grabbers can only function if you locked your vehicle using the fob. Locking your vehicle with the lock button inside on the door handle will not activate a signal between the vehicle and the fob. Therefore the signal cannot be hacked and or copied even if the one of the hackers is near the keyfob. eg. store, driveway.
AND don`t leave stuff in plain view inside the car.
There are rumors that many of the Oem`s are now using rolling code similar to garage door openers to prevent hacking. I was not able to confirm this from a reliable source. This would be the ideal solution .....I think.
AND don`t leave stuff in plain view inside the car.
There are rumors that many of the Oem`s are now using rolling code similar to garage door openers to prevent hacking. I was not able to confirm this from a reliable source. This would be the ideal solution .....I think.
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