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 ...

Driving technology continues to evolve with each passing year; There's always some exciting new component that changes the dynamics of operating a car. Keyless entry is one of such game changers, with ...

View post: Mercedes CLA Sales Surge 127% as It Takes Over Europe’s Compact Luxury Market Intercepting the signal is harder than it sounds. First, the intercepting device must be within a few hundred ...

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 ...

Editor Paul Barker welcomes the news that keyless car theft tech has finally been outlawed.

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 ...

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 ...

There's a new high-tech way for people to rip off car owners. Lots of people love vehicles with keyless entry and push-button start. You can leave the key fob in a purse or pocket while you operate ...

I'm never one to defend Tesla, so I won't. I'll just point out that relay attacks work on a lot of cars. A simple key fob is easy to relay as well. I know some manufacturers have tried to mitigate the ...