9News understands at least 80 cars have been affected since Tuesday, leaving shoppers unable to get into their cars.
The problem has been confined to a small area of the shopping centre, sparking concerns the devices were being deliberately targeted by hackers. Police were notified but Lakeside Joondalup said they did not believe the interference was a deliberate or criminal act. It is believed the keyless entry devices may have been disrupted by Wi-Fi signals or a radio transmitter, but the exact cause has not been confirmed.
"We have been in contact with the Australian Communications and Media Authority, who suspect the disruption is caused by a device as simple as an internet router," it said in a statement.Related Articles
Could be malfunctioning sensors in the store's automatic door and security systems; Article from 2013:
Someone is using a scrambling device, same thing happened at my home address. Car remotes would not work in my driveway but worked everywhere else also garage door would not work after 3 days miraculously fixed itself!!
shitty idea
A quick walk around with a spectrum analyzer on 433mhz would quickly find what it was
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Mystery fault or someone is fucking with them? I've had people block my eftpos card and I know it can be done.
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