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 ...

Rates of car thefts have been on the rise over the last decade or so, and one of the primary reasons may be a simple device that enables thieves, without any particular technical expertise, to exploit ...

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 ...

Four brand new cars have been identified as potential targets for tech-savvy car thieves; after it emerged that, their keyless entry systems leave them vulnerable to hacking.

These days, smart, keyless cars are ubiquitous. Their intelligent software offers a lot of comfort, but comes a vulnerability — the possibility of being hacked. Basically, they clone your key fob.

Modern-day relay attacks underscore the extensive reliance on radio signals in contemporary vehicles. Specifically, by utilizing a low-cost relay device, attackers intercept a radio signal emitted by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bradley Paddick, Benjamin Cross and George Berry were jailed for a combined total of 13 years for their role in a car theft gang. ...

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 ...

The automaker faced a similar lawsuit last year, so this is not its first rodeo over the same concern. Now, General Motors is facing similar heat. A newly filed class action lawsuit claims GM ...

Four brand new cars have been identified as potential targets for tech-savvy car thieves; after it emerged that, their keyless entry systems leave them vulnerable to hacking. The DS3 Crossback, Mazda ...