The passive keyless entry and start (PKES) systems supported by many modern cars are susceptible to attacks that allow thieves to relatively easily steal the vehicles, say security researchers at ...

Columbia Borough Police warned about a high-tech method letting thieves steal cars in silence. The police department said key ...

For at least a decade, a car theft trick known as a “relay attack” has been the modern equivalent of hot-wiring: a cheap and relatively easy technique to steal hundreds of models of vehicles. A more ...

In the days of old, a car thief might stick a hanger in car window to unlock the door (or simply smash the glass), hop in, and hot wire the vehicle. Hollywood loves to show this kind of thing, ...

Belgian researchers demonstrate third attack on the car manufacturer’s keyless entry system, this time to break into a Model X within minutes. Researchers have demonstrated for the third time how ...

AUSTIN, Texas (KEYE) — Cars with keyless entry and keyless start are becoming a growing target for thieves. The keyless convenience is being exploited by crooks so they can quickly and quietly pop the ...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Tens of millions of vehicles sold by Volkswagen AG over the past 20 years, and some current models, are vulnerable to theft because keyless entry systems can be hacked using ...

Owners of Volkswagen automobiles and SUV’s may be unwittingly giving away the code to open the doors of their vehicle each time they use the keyless entry system, according to a new study submitted to ...

Car thefts have been on the rise in recent years due to a couple of factors: TikTokers discovered Kias were ridiculously easy to steal and budding thieves found a way to hack modern keyless entry ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Newtown police said that criminals have a new, high-tech way of stealing cars, and they can do it all in under a minute. Several cars were stolen using a diagnostic scanner. A high ...

Authorities from France, Latvia, and Spain arrested 31 suspects believed to be part of a car theft ring that targeted vehicles from two French car manufacturers. The criminals only targeted cars that ...