[Artemis]

Compare with this dedicated 1M thread here ("Video: My BMW 1M Coupe Stolen in 3 Min as Part of Recent UK BMW Theft Spree Using OBD" - 2012).

Originally Posted by Artemis

• issue #19: car theft vulnerability of 1M cars built before September 2011
  cause: OBD key (re)programming by thieves (abusing a firmware feature as loophole)
  action: since mid November 2012 BMW offers two solutions as so-called "OBD fix": implementing modified firmware which prevents key (re)programming without the assistance of a BMW dealership + deleting the "automatic window-drop" feature when the key is kept in the left position inside the door lock
  part #: not applicable
  threads: http://www.pistonheads.com/news/26357.htm (PistonHeads) - http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/bmw/602...-hi-tech-theft (AutoExpress) - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006...eft-technology (BBC) - http://www.channel4.com/news/bmw-sec...-in-car-thefts (Channel 4) - http://www.bmwforums.info/bmw-ice-se...html#post55240 - http://www.bmwblog.com/2012/09/18/bm...-hi-tech-theft (BMWBlog) - http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=669883 - http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=712717 - http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=744294 - http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=771862