Watch thieves steal a Tesla Model S with a key fob hack

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https://bgr.com/2018/10/22/model-s-stolen-video-key-fob-attack-thieves-footage/

By Yoni Heisler
BGR.com
October 22nd, 2018

Tesla vehicles are jam-packed with advanced technologies and stringent 
security measures, but the cars still aren't 100% safe from crafty thieves 
intent on stealing one. To that point, security cam footage uploaded to 
YouTube over the weekend shows two thieves stealing a Tesla Model S in 
England, albeit with a little bit of difficulty.

The owner, who wrote about the incident via a tweet to Elon Musk, said 
that the thieves used a tablet and a phone to grab the signal transmitted 
by the Model S's key fob, an attack that is becoming more and more popular 
with each passing year. Somewhat comically, the pair of thieves initially 
couldn’t figure out how to disengage the car’s charging cable, thus 
prolonging what was supposed to be a quick getaway.

It’s worth mentioning that Tesla vehicles have a few extra layers of 
theft-protection that this particular Model S owner did not employ. As the 
Model S owner conceded in his tweet, he did not turn on the PIN To Drive 
feature:

https://twitter.com/booshtukka/status/1053879670419152896

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