作者：塞巴斯蒂安·贝尔（Sebastien Bell）

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在过去十年左右的时间里，汽车盗窃率一直在上升，主要原因之一可能是一个简单的设备，它使窃贼能够在没有任何特定技术专长的情况下利用无钥匙进入系统中的安全漏洞，汽车制造商已经意识到这一点十多年了

近年来，我们看到越来越多的车辆被闯入的镜头看似不费吹灰之力。使用以几千美元的价格在线交易的设备，没有黑客或编码背景的人现在可以进入汽车并在短短 20 秒内开车离开。

据《卫报》报道，这些设备通常伪装成掌上游戏机，被称为“模拟器”。它们通过拦截汽车发出的信号来操作，该信号会搜索正品钥匙的存在，然后发送信号以进入车辆。

令人惊讶的是，英国的大量现代车主似乎已经成为这些复杂但相对实惠的小工具的牺牲品。请注意，它;不是这家韩国汽车制造商的旧车型，其基于钥匙的点火系统容易受到困扰美国的臭名昭著的起亚男孩盗窃技术的影响，而是新的 Ioniq 5 EV。

据该报报道，许多韩国电动汽车的车主现在正在使用转向锁来防止小偷。然而，《观察家报》的一项调查发现，丰田、雷克萨斯和起亚等品牌的其他车型也成为同样问题的受害者。

虽然窃贼开着他的新电动汽车的轻松程度令人震惊，但真正令人惊讶的是，汽车制造商十多年来一直意识到这一潜在的漏洞。

2011年，加州大学（University of California）和华盛顿大学（University of Washington）的一份报告揭示了当代汽车的安全漏洞。尽管遥控钥匙已经存在了几十年，但他们表示，现代“智能钥匙”可以在车主接近时解锁车辆，并允许按下按钮启动车辆，这为犯罪分子提供了新的安全漏洞。

然而，当时一些汽车制造商的观点是，偷车贼还不够老练，无法利用这些漏洞。如今，他们不必如此。多亏了上面提到的设备，以及其他黑客攻击，一些车辆出人意料地容易向犯罪分子敞开大门。

“有很强的法律论据说，这些汽车不安全，不适合用途，”英国律师尼克·弗里曼（Nick Freeman）说。“汽车行业一直疏忽大意。它未能优先考虑安全，驾驶者正在付出代价。

在英格兰和威尔士，汽车盗窃案的数量从 2014 年的约 70,000 起上升到 2023 年的约 130,000 起。与此同时，在美国，保险信息研究所报告称，2019 年至 2022 年间，汽车盗窃案增加了 25%。

尽管这归结为许多因素，但英国保险公司英杰华（Aviva）最近报告称，拥有现代无钥匙进入系统的车主报告汽车盗窃的可能性是没有系统的人的两倍。伦敦大都会警察局将起亚Niro和现代Ioniq确定为特别容易受到新型盗窃装置攻击的车辆，尽管这个问题并非韩国品牌所独有。

“我们知道有少量的Ioniq 5盗窃案。这是一个全行业的问题，“现代汽车英国公司告诉卫报。“犯罪分子似乎正在使用设备非法覆盖智能钥匙锁定系统。现代汽车正在与英国的执法部门密切合作。迄今为止，我们已经帮助回收了大约 75% 的车辆。

就汽车制造商而言，他们将盗窃事件归咎于有组织犯罪。英国的行业游说团体汽车制造商和贸易商协会声称，故障并非归因于车辆设计错误，但它确实表示该行业正在努力减少盗窃，并将其描述为与犯罪分子的“装备竞赛”。

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Keyless Entry Car Thefts Soar As Hackers Don’t Need Skills, Just Cheap Devices

The automotive industry claims to be engaged in an arms race with technologically savvy thieves, but it has squandered its head start

by Sebastien Bell

20 hours ago

Rates of car thefts have been on the rise over the last decade or so, and one of the primary reasons may be a simple device that enables thieves, without any particular technical expertise, to exploit security vulnerabilities in keyless entry systems, which automakers have been aware of for over a decade

In recent years, we’ve seen more and more footage of vehicles being broken into with seemingly little effort. Using devices that are traded online for a few thousand dollars, people who have no background in hacking or coding can now gain entry to a car and drive off with it in as little as 20 seconds.

These devices, often disguised as handheld game consoles, are known as ’emulators’, reports The Guardian. They operate by intercepting the signal emitted by the car, which searches for the presence of a genuine key, and then transmits a signal to gain entry to the vehicle.

Surprisingly, a significant number of Hyundai owners in Britain seem to have fallen prey to these sophisticated yet relatively affordable gadgets. And mind you, it;s not the Korean carmaker’s older models, with key-based ignition systems vulnerable to the notorious Kia Boys theft technique that has plagued the US, but rather the new Ioniq 5 EV.

Read: Car Thieves Use Headlight Wire Hack To Steal Vehicles

That’s precisely what happened to Steve Jessop, a resident of the U.K., whose Hyundai Ioniq 5 was stolen from outside his house in a matter of seconds, as he shared with The Guardian. And he’s not alone; a quick online search reveals more similar cases, as evidenced by the video we found above from another Ioniq 5 owner in London, who shared security camera footage of the theft on YouTube.

According to the newspaper, many owners of the Korean EV are now employing steering locks to keep thieves at bay. However, an investigation by The Observer found that other models from brands such as Toyota, Lexus, and Kia have also fallen victim to the same issue.

While the ease with which the thief drove away with his new EV was alarming, the truly astonishing aspect is that automakers have been aware of this potential vulnerability for over a decade.

In 2011, a report from the University of California and the University of Washington shined a light on the security vulnerabilities of contemporary cars. Although key fobs have been around for decades, they said that modern “smart keys” that unlock a vehicle as the owner approaches and allow it to be started with the press of a button have offered criminals new security loopholes to enter through.

However, the view among some automakers at that time was that car thieves weren’t sophisticated enough to exploit those vulnerabilities. These days, they don’t have to be. Thanks to the devices mentioned above, among other hacks, some vehicles open themselves up to criminals surprisingly easily.

“There is a strong legal argument to say these cars are insecure and not fit for purpose,” said Nick Freeman, a lawyer in the UK. “The motoring industry has been negligent. It has failed to prioritize security and motorists are paying the price.”

In England and Wales, the number of car thefts has risen from around 70,000 in 2014 to around 130,000 in 2023. Meanwhile, in the U.S., the Insurance Information Institute reports that car thefts rose by 25 percent between 2019 and 2022.

Although that’s down to a number of factors, UK insurer Aviva recently reported that the owners of vehicles with modern keyless entry systems are twice as likely to report a car theft than those without. The London Metropolitan Police identified the Kia Niro and the Hyundai Ioniq as vehicles that are particularly vulnerable to new theft devices, though the problem is not unique to the Korean brands.

“We are aware of a small number of Ioniq 5 thefts. This is an industry-wide issue,” Hyundai Motor UK told The Guardian. “The criminals appear to be using devices to illegally override smart key locking systems. Hyundai is working closely with law enforcement in the UK. To date, we have helped to recover around 75% of vehicles.”

On their part, automakers place the blame rising thefts on organized crime. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, an industry lobbying group in the UK, claimed that the fault was not down to an error in vehicle design, however it did say that the industry is working to reduce thefts, and described it as being in an “arms race” with criminals.