Police in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, are warning the public about a new car theft trend that relies on technology and doesn't necessarily involve forced entry. The trend is called key fob cloning, or ...

Four people in Philadelphia have been charged with hacking the signals of key fobs to steal and resell dozens of cars in the area, the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General said. Cloning key fobs ...

The signal from a key fob can be intercepted and retransmitted to unlock a vehicle. Intercepting the signal is harder than it sounds. First, the intercepting device must be within a few hundred feet ...

Car key hacking is now behind the majority of thefts, new figures show. Three in five vehicles stolen are now broken into this way, analysis of Office of National Statistics data by RTA Law has found.

A convenience for drivers is also turning out to be a convenience for thieves. Key fobs which lock and unlock vehicles are being by used by criminals to get into cars and steal valuables without ...