Just a thought, when was the last time you had noticed the name of the Bluetooth? In dh's car, it automatically connects to one of our phones and we never see the network unless we have to go in and reconnect for whatever reason.
So, would there have been a way it had been hacked before and you just now noticed it?
Post by mrsukyankee on Sept 10, 2017 3:59:21 GMT -5
I got this from our local council and I wouldn't be shocked if it's happening in the US too: Over the last 4 days we have seen the emergence of a crime pattern in Barnet that has intermittently appeared elsewhere in London over recent years. This is keyless car theft by jamming the locking signal, then copying the key and alarm then stealing the car overnight. What appears to be happening is a potential victim pulls into a car park and parks up. Either they are followed very closely by the thieves car who stop right next to them, or the potential victim parks in a space adjacent to the thieves car. The potential victim gets out of their car and uses their zapper to lock the car. Before the zapper is activated the potential thieve activates the jammer. They need to be very close. The kit fits in the foot well of the thieves car and looks like a box of electronics with a few small aerials. The victim’s car lights flash but the car does not lock. The victim does not realise the car did not lock as they do not check the door afterwards, but then why would you if you know your zapper works normally. The victim then walks off to the shops. A few moments later the thieves go to the unlocked victim’s car. They open the door and inset their key copying equipment into the ignition barrel. They copy the key and alarm and attach a GPS tracker to the underside of the car. They then walk away. They don’t steal the car then as they want more time to move it without risk Later that night, the thieves activate the tracker and come and find where the car is parked up. They use the key they have “made” to unlock the car and drive it away. By the time the victim realises what has happened the car is already on a container leaving the country or parked up on an anonymous industrial estate near a port awaiting to find out if there is a tracker fitted to it and if the police will come looking for it. This type of offence can be hard to spot but it can be prevented. We are running several lines of enquiry to try and identify the team responsible for this including plain clothes patrols in car parks, advising the security teams at shopping centres and other more discrete and sensitive things. You can prevent it happening to you, if you have this type of locking mechanism, by checking that your car is actually locked after you have zapped it and walked away and looking out for people tailgating you into a car park at the shopping centres You can help prevent this happening to others by sharing this information You can help us catch this team by reporting the registration marks of any car acting suspiciously in a car park or tailgating you into a car park
Just a thought, when was the last time you had noticed the name of the Bluetooth? In dh's car, it automatically connects to one of our phones and we never see the network unless we have to go in and reconnect for whatever reason.
So, would there have been a way it had been hacked before and you just now noticed it?
Either way, still creepy and unnerving
I noticed it that week because I tried to connect my mom's phone while I was in Texas. Plus the action of changing it made it so that I couldn't connect.
Last night I hAd a moment of omg did I get really stoned and change it then forget? Lol. But no. I didn't even know that it could be changed until it was.
Post by Aloe Vera on Sept 10, 2017 11:05:57 GMT -5
I am sorry. This would freak me out. Is it a Prius? The hippy thing might not be for you specifically but since Prius are hybrid cars, assholes like to call Prius drivers hippies.
I am sorry. This would freak me out. Is it a Prius? The hippy thing might not be for you specifically but since Prius are hybrid cars, assholes like to call Prius drivers hippies.
Hahaha!! No it's a Venza. For all intents and purposes, a mom car. 😂
Post by onomatopoeia on Sept 13, 2017 11:44:15 GMT -5
walterismydog, DH forwarded me this email he got from his tech department. It made me think of you (I remembered this post).
"Please be advised that a critical security issue has been discovered with Bluetooth technology that lives inside mobile devices such as iPhones and Android phones/tablets as well as Windows based laptops and desktops. Bluetooth is utilized to sync up your phone/tablet with devices such as wireless headphones, speakers, keyboards and even your car. This vulnerability allows unauthorized remote access to your device without any warning. If you are running iOS 9.3.5 on your iPhone or iPad you should upgrade immediately to version 10.x. For any home users using Android based devices, please be sure to upgrade your devices to the latest version available ASAP. In addition, for your home and personal Windows based laptops and desktops be sure to run Windows Updates.
This is a reminder that when in public spaces, be sure to always disable Bluetooth on your mobile device when not in use. Bluetooth can be used to remote take over your mobile device and steal the data on it."
walterismydog, DH forwarded me this email he got from his tech department. It made me think of you (I remembered this post).
"Please be advised that a critical security issue has been discovered with Bluetooth technology that lives inside mobile devices such as iPhones and Android phones/tablets as well as Windows based laptops and desktops. Bluetooth is utilized to sync up your phone/tablet with devices such as wireless headphones, speakers, keyboards and even your car. This vulnerability allows unauthorized remote access to your device without any warning. If you are running iOS 9.3.5 on your iPhone or iPad you should upgrade immediately to version 10.x. For any home users using Android based devices, please be sure to upgrade your devices to the latest version available ASAP. In addition, for your home and personal Windows based laptops and desktops be sure to run Windows Updates.
This is a reminder that when in public spaces, be sure to always disable Bluetooth on your mobile device when not in use. Bluetooth can be used to remote take over your mobile device and steal the data on it."
Might be related?
Thanks for this info. My phone is updated and pretty much on lockdown but this is good to know. Luckily nothing was changed on my phone, just my car Bluetooth. Today is a real test to see if anyone is fucking with me - it's been in the work garage overnight so I'll see when I get back to Denver.
I asked our security and building managers if they had heard of this happening to anyone else - so far no. The cameras aren't pointed at the cars in the garage, just at the entrance/exit and elevators. They said there was no unauthorized entry in the timeframe that this would have happened.