The “gimmick” of keyless car entry is the driving force behind a surge in vehicle thefts, with criminals targeting a host of manufacturers. Thieves have mastered multiple ways to capitalise on the ...

Car thieves have moved far beyond smashing windows or hot-wiring engines. Today, modern vehicle theft relies on exploiting wireless technologies built into keyless entry systems. A surprisingly simple ...

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. ...

Good morning! It's Monday, February 26, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you ...

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 ...

It seems like a common convenience in a digital age: a car that can be powered on and off with the push of a button, rather than the mechanical turning of a key. But it is a convenience that can have ...

Cars are parked bumper to bumper in the Florence neighborhood on Nov. 18 in Los Angeles. (Juliana Yamada / Los Angeles Times) Car thieves are using tablets and antennas to steal keyless or "push to ...

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 ...

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 ...

A woman’s routine grocery run turned into a late-night ordeal when her car’s keyless start […] ...