Sir, Izabella Kaminska, in “An analogue solution to digital car crime” (December 6), describes how modern car thieves can capture signals from remote key fobs often kept near owners’ front ...

This, the story implies, could be attributed to a new type of vehicle theft in which hackers essentially relay and amplify the signals coming from key fobs to another relay box located near the car.

It was supposed to be a spirit-lifting dinner between friends. But after one of their cars wouldn’t start, a TikTok user ...

Advances in technology have brought convenience but also new vulnerabilities. One such vulnerability is the ability of a ...

Your car's key fob is totally hackable, but there's a simple way prevent potential break-ins and theft.

Kia UK has an official stopgap solution, though. It's taking a cue from third parties and releasing KiaSafe, a case that serves as a minuscule Faraday cage to block the key's wireless signals.

Like a tinfoil hat, but for your key fob, it seems. You can test how effective your homemade Faraday cage is by seeing if a caged key fob can still lock and unlock your car doors.

With many key fobs vulnerable to hacking unless they are, say, wrapped with aluminum foil, security experts say carmakers will soon require fingerprinting. You heard correctly. Fingerprints are ...

The single most important tip is that car consumers should always store their key fob in a metal container or a metal wire bag often called a Faraday cage that prevents the key fob from ...

Why wrap your car fob in foil? It's an easy and inexpensive way to avoid the cyber threat, says Holly Hubert, a former FBI agent in New York.

Hacking Baby Monitors and Key Fobs for Fun A surprising Black Hat presentation focused on one hobbyist's journey in hacking radio devices. And making freezer bag Faraday cages.