Thieves boosting signal from key fobs inside homes to steal vehicles

Re:Thieves boosting signal from key fobs inside homes to ste... by gnicholas on Wednesday December 05, 2018 @03:47PM (#18612361)

I've watched some DIY videos and am considering doing just this. I'm not sure how tight a seal you need though (one video said you want overlap from lid to sides/bottom), and the draws we have there aren't super tight. Maybe we'd make an enclosure within the drawer and be able to line that sufficiently?

If anyone knows how much leakage there would be for fobs/phones, and whether it makes a difference for this application (where the sniffer/attacker would be 10+ feet away), I'd love to know it!

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Re:Thieves boosting signal from key fobs inside homes to ste... by stretchwithme on Wednesday December 05, 2018 @09:11PM (#18614783)

Would be easy to test what is needed. Wrap up your keys and take them to the vehicle.

I just completely wrapped my remote with one layer of aluminum foil and that was enough. A small gap on side was enough for the car to detect it.

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