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 ...

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 ...

New chips that lock onto signal travel time are tough to spoof ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Yes. From engine management to drive assistance and even lighting, software governs many core functions, so it can be hacked ...

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 ...

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 ...