Always-on key fobs present a severe weakness of your car's security. As long as your keys are in range, anyone can open the car, and the system will think it's you. That's why newer car models won't ...

The keyless entry systems are easy to break, thanks to vulnerabilities of the radio signals used to unlock the doors. Ford thinks it has a solution to prevent the most common theft method, called the ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — With car thefts on the rise across the U.S., police are urging vehicle owners to take extra precautions. Criminals are increasingly using technology that can trick cars into unlocking ...

Thefts of Tesla vehicles are quite rare in North America, but in Europe, they have some more sophisticated thieves that managed a string of Tesla vehicle thefts through relay attacks, and most ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The number of car thefts is on the rise, and thieves could be cloning your key to do it. It is called a relay attack. A hacker can duplicate the code inside the key fob and create a new ...

Modern car thieves don’t need to break windows or hot-wire ignitions anymore. They’re using relay attacks to steal keyless entry vehicles in under 30 seconds, often while you’re sleeping upstairs.