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Aug

How to break into a Prius with a laptop and an hour to spare

Posted by admin  Published in Honda, Hybrids, Toyota, Chrysler, GM, Fiat

We just love the fuel efficient Prius. We love it so much, we nearly want to break into every one we see and drive them absent. The Prius has a pretty good anti-theft system… and stealing cars is not legal. The Supreme Court has not yet legalized theft but the cipher for opening the Prius has been broken. One down, one to go.

Research groups are claiming they cracked Keeloq, the defense system used in key fobs by Toyota as well as GM, VW, Fiat, Chrysler, Daewoo, Honda, Jaguar, and

Volvo. Seems some things were leaked to a Russian hacking website allowing the researcher to open the door and start the car. It takes an hour, so whether you see a college kid with a lap top hanging around your Prius… for a really towering date, he might be trying to steal it.

[Source: Slashdot via Wired, Register]

Original post by Lascelles Linton

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