Steal David Beckham's car with a laptop

LincLinc OwnerDetroit Icrontian
edited May 2006 in Science & Tech
Stealing a US$100,000 car with little more than a laptop sounds like the stuff of which long-running urban legends are made. Unfortunately, it's true.
David Beckham, the English football star now swinging his ponytail for Real Madrid, found this out the hard way when his armored BMW X5 was stolen by Spanish thieves (strangely enough, it wasn't even the first time). The thieves apparently used a laptop to pop the locks and start the vehicle's engine, then drove away while Beckham was at lunch.
Source: Ars Technica

Comments

  • Unknown
    edited May 2006
    cute. didn't know u can use a laptop to unlock a car. That car must have some bluetooth or transmission/receving device. Myabe they hacked through the GPS receiver or something?
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited May 2006
    The article says exactly what it is.
  • airbornflghtairbornflght
    runs to find a laptop
     Houston, TX Icrontian
    edited May 2006
    runs to find a laptop
  • EssoEsso Stockholm, Sweden
    edited May 2006
    Expensive cars should use electronic ignition keys.
    That will block people stealing cars.
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