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minus-squareLastYearsPumpkin@feddit.chlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·10 months agoIt’s a relay attack, it tries to rebroadcast the car signal to the key fob, and rebroadcast the key fob signal back to the car. They’re hoping the key is close enough to the car to be able to relay, but not close enough for the owner to see them doing it.
minus-squareSturgiesYrFaselinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoIdk, it was like 5am and they were right on top of the car. I did think a relay attack, but I figured they’d want to be a bit closer to the houses than they were. shrugs wtf do I know though
It’s a relay attack, it tries to rebroadcast the car signal to the key fob, and rebroadcast the key fob signal back to the car.
They’re hoping the key is close enough to the car to be able to relay, but not close enough for the owner to see them doing it.
Idk, it was like 5am and they were right on top of the car. I did think a relay attack, but I figured they’d want to be a bit closer to the houses than they were. shrugs wtf do I know though