Why keyless cars are easy pickings – and how to keep yours safe - Using inexpensive devices, thieves can unlock and start ...

A San Diego man said thieves stole his keyless remote without ever touching it, effortlessly breaking into his vehicle. "The alarm never went off and there was never any suspicion from people in the ...

Keyless ignitions are now standard in over half of the 17 million new vehicles sold annually in the United States, according to the auto information website Edmunds. Rather than a physical key, ...

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 ...

For decades, keys have been ubiquitous when opening and starting a car. However, as time and technology progress, the traditional notion of keys is being phased out. Most of us have become familiar ...

Security experts are warning car owners that hackers have found a way to break into the keyless entry system in your vehicle. The remote entry system is used in millions of cars across the country. In ...

Digital security research Samy Kamkar has been on a car-hacking kick lately. Last week, he revealed a homebuilt device that can intercept signals from the OnStar smartphone app to track, unlock, and ...

Vernon Garrison was stuck at the supermarket -- outside, actually, in the front seat of a navy blue Caprice Classic that would not start. His keyless entry remote control, the device that unlocks the ...

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