The Latest Techniques Used by Car Thieves to Steal Vehicles
Thieves are using CAN injection attacks to steal cars by accessing the Controller Area Network (CAN) bus, which is present in nearly all modern cars, and introducing bogus messages as if it were from the car's smart key receiver. These messages effectively cause the security system to unlock the vehicle and disable the engine immobilizer, allowing it to be stolen. The crooks can break open a headlamp and use its connection to the bus to send messages. These internal messages aren't protected, and the receivers simply trust them.