The number of Keyless cars thefts is rising

  • 31 October 2014
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by Pierluigi Paganini on October 31st, 2014 http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Keyless-cars-thefts-is-rising-2-300x229.jpg  

According to a UK motoring industry group and authorities keyless cars ‘increasingly targeted by thieves, which are using computers e dedicated equipment.

According to a UK motoring industry group, criminal organizations are increasingly targeting high-end cars with keyless security systems.  The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) confirmed that car thieves are using dedicated equipment to access the cars and circumvent security designed by manufactures.
While car theft has fallen from 318,000 in 2002 to 77,500 in the last twelve months (source:UK Office for National Statistics), thefts involving computer equipment are rising.
Modern cars allow keyless entry and ignition using a fob that the driver carries with it, keyless systems represent the unique obstacle to steal a car. In response criminals have been using equipment that is able to re-programme remote-entry keys.
 
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Hello Webrooters!
 
Good bit of news there. Well pretty soon won't all cards come without keys?
 
So sad that there's another way to steal our belongings. I wonder if  the thieves are Computer Programmers!:@
 
Remind me not to buy a Range Rover!
 
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Obviously the same goes for cars and the computers that now control them as anything else regarding computers:
 
"If you code it, someone will come along and hack it."
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Now, there is a surprise ...NOT.
 
And just you wait...soon the car manufacturers will be charging if you decide that you want a traditional key rather than a piece of plastic and electronics...LOL

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