Weird number appears on bluetooth - any ideas?

Weird number appears on bluetooth - any ideas?

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TNJ

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418 posts

169 months

Wednesday 26th June 2019
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Strange thing happened this morning - my wife got into our D4 and the Bluetooth list of paired devices showed some unrecognised devices and phone numbers.

Googling them indicates that they are eastern European phone numbers.

Nobody other than myself and my wife have access to the car. Given all the stories about hacking and keyless entry theft etc, I am not sure whether to be concerned or if this is just a strange technical glitch.

I wondered if anyone else had experienced this or heard of this happening?

Our D4 does have keyless entry but we keep the keys in Faraday cases to try and avoid the risk of theft.

camel_landy

5,082 posts

190 months

Wednesday 26th June 2019
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Yep, it wouldn't surprise me to find it was someone connecting remotely and having a poke around.

Does Bluetooth startup before the key is in the ignition?? If so, that would make for an interesting attack vector, as someone could give the door handle a tug, wake the onboard systems and then try to connect via Bluetooth. scratchchin

Given the correct tools and enough time, you could probably dig a bit deeper but it's probably just easier to delete the pairing and move on.

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TNJ

Original Poster:

418 posts

169 months

Wednesday 26th June 2019
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Thought that may be the case - hopefully it will not be too easy for anyone to get in without being able to scan the keys. I will just be a bit more vigilant for the next couple of weeks