Since the doors used the same signal and code any remote could open any door.
Garage door opener hack.
Pop the top off the remote controlled garage door opener using the butter knife to pop it apart.
The hacker built the device using a popular girl s toy called the im me manufactured by mattel.
Putting it all together.
Use the sharp knife.
I clipped off all the nodemcu pins that i was not using yes i could have.
Thieves quickly discovered that by purchasing a few remotes from different manufacturers they could open nearly any door.
Someone can hack your garage door in 10 seconds.
The following library was added to the arduino ide.
How to hack any garage door step 1.
Don t be a dip switch.
Materials tools software.
It s best to do this on top of a flat clean surface.
Lately you can see a lot of articles and reports circulating on the web that mentions the fact that a garage door equipped with an electric door opener can be opened with a hack kid toy.
The new tool is called opensesame and it can open any overhead or garage door opener that uses an insecure fixed code connection to a wireless remote.
Manufacturers wanted to design an opener with a code that could be set by the owner in case they needed to replace or add new remotes.
With the tool the hacker could be able to open your garage door within about 8 seconds.
It s important that you understand that this may happen to you as well.