# BMW stolen in 3min key fob programmed **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [July 7, 2012, 2:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-stolen-in-3min-key-fob-programmed/224427 "2012-07-07T14:32:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2012, 2:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-stolen-in-3min-key-fob-programmed/224427/1 "2012-07-07T14:32:41Z")
"My BMW 1M stolen without keys in 3 minutes! This is a video of a £43,000 BMW 1M Stolen at 3am in 3 minutes. The thieves accomplished this by accessing the BMW OBD port in the footwell by breaking the glass, reaching in and using a device to reprogram a blank key fob. The car was simply then unlocked and pushed off the drive and driven away. BMW doesn’t seem to want to admit they have a problem, even though over 300 cars have been stolen in March 2012 in a single UK county." More details on the thread below [http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=712717](http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=712717) > **[Keyless BMW cars prove to be very easy to steal](https://hackaday.com/2012/07/07/keyless-bmw-cars-prove-to-be-very-easy-to-steal/)** > > A lot of higher end cars are now coming out with RF fobs that unlock and start the car. There is no longer a physical key that is inserted in the ignition. It turns out that for BMW this means stea… ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2012, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-stolen-in-3min-key-fob-programmed/224427/2 "2012-07-07T15:57:33Z")
Ruh roh ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2012, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-stolen-in-3min-key-fob-programmed/224427/3 "2012-07-07T16:49:30Z")
this is gay i want to see the nerdy shit go down ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-stolen-in-3min-key-fob-programmed/224427/4 "2012-07-07T16:57:36Z")
> [@justa4door](#): > > this is gay i want to see the nerdy shit go down > **[Keyless BMW Cars Prove To Be Very Easy To Steal](https://hackaday.com/2012/07/07/keyless-bmw-cars-prove-to-be-very-easy-to-steal/)** > > A lot of higher end cars are now coming out with RF fobs that unlock and start the car. There is no longer a physical key that is inserted in the ignition. It turns out that for BMW this means stea… ---
**Author:** ![BDR5oh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bdr5oh/32/7315_2.png) [@BDR5oh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BDR5oh)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2012, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-stolen-in-3min-key-fob-programmed/224427/5 "2012-07-07T17:25:19Z")
you can do that with any PTS car as long as you have scantool/software and the know how ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-stolen-in-3min-key-fob-programmed/224427/6 "2012-07-07T17:41:14Z")
Yeah welcome to 60 Minutes 20 years ago. :gotme: ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-stolen-in-3min-key-fob-programmed/224427/7 "2012-07-07T17:44:43Z")
> [@Blue Eyed Devil](#): > > Yeah welcome to 60 Minutes 20 years ago. :gotme: Yea this isn’t capturing some RF signal to unlock a car door… ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-stolen-in-3min-key-fob-programmed/224427/8 "2012-07-07T17:53:41Z")
I am old school, I didn’t even think about the new keys that aren’t really keys at all. This seems way too easy. lol ---
**Author:** ![BDR5oh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bdr5oh/32/7315_2.png) [@BDR5oh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BDR5oh)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2012, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-stolen-in-3min-key-fob-programmed/224427/9 "2012-07-07T18:03:01Z")
some tv show did a test with a new challenger with PTS … the person was in a store or restaurant and they were able to start the car and leave while they had the remote 100ft away ---
**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-stolen-in-3min-key-fob-programmed/224427/10 "2012-07-07T18:22:26Z")
> [@BDR5oh](#): > > some tv show did a test with a new challenger with PTS … the person was in a store or restaurant and they were able to start the car and leave while they had the remote 100ft away Top Gear ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 9:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-stolen-in-3min-key-fob-programmed/224427/11 "2012-07-08T09:10:56Z")
> [@BDR5oh](#): > > some tv show did a test with a new challenger with PTS … the person was in a store or restaurant and they were able to start the car and leave while they had the remote 100ft away You mean just opening the door? that sounds like somethings not working right, if my key is in the wrong pocket I have to get it closer to the door I’m trying to unlock. It doesn’t work from 100ft or even 10 ft away. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-stolen-in-3min-key-fob-programmed/224427/12 "2012-09-18T06:32:48Z")
> **[Your BMW can be stolen by any idiot with a $30 hacking kit](https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/09/18/bmw-stolen-hacking-kit/)** > > The security holes in on-board diagnostics security systems are nothing new. But an easy-to-use kit, containing a reprogramming device and a blank key, is now available over the net, allowing even …