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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You arrive home and toss your car keys on a table near your front door. It's an ordinary habit that is all today's thieves need to ...

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.

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 ...

Car thieves are no longer hanging around in the dark with a coat hanger and […] ...

For about $30, a hacker has made a device that can unlock many cars that use keyless entry. Samy Kamkar, who recently revealed he built a device that could breach GM cars wirelessly, told Tech Insider ...

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 ...

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 ...

Car theft in the U.S. has undergone a high-tech transformation in recent years. Gone are the days of jimmying windows or hot-wiring an engine – instead, tech-savvy criminals are exploiting weak points ...

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - AAA is warning drivers to beware of a crime that could let a thief unlock their car and steal whatever’s inside without leaving any noticeable damage. It’s called relay hacking, ...