Researchers at the most misspelled institution of higher learning ever say they’ve cracked the security code that protects millions of Toyotas, Fords and Nissans.
Johns Hopkins University big brains told the AP they’ve cracked the RF security system developed by Texas Instruments “using a ‘relatively inexpensive electronic device’ that acquires information hidden in the microchips that make the system work.”
The crackers say they’ve also figured out how to access those instant pay wave-the-key-tag-at-the-gas-pump contraptions.
“We stole our own car, and we bought gas stealing from our own credit card,” said Avi Rubin, a professor of computer science at Johns Hopkins who led the research team.
Where can we sign up for Rubin’s class?
Via My Way News
