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Researchers at the University of Birmingham recently published research that highlights the vulnerabilities of keyless car systems in millions of Volkswagen (VW) cars sold since 1995, reports Reuters.

For over two years, security researchers have known (and shared with automotive executives) that the keyless entry and ignition systems used in vehicles made by a wide variety of manufacturers, ...

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Keyless locking systems in cars can be bypassed relatively easily, researchers have found, leaving hundreds of millions of vehicles at risk of thefts and break-ins. University of Birmingham ...

Hackers using cheap wireless devices pose a threat to millions of cars equipped with Volkswagen’s keyless entry system, according to a study from the University of Birmingham. Scheduled for ...

Cars that use Volkswagen’s remote keyless entry system are vulnerable to theft using equipment costing £30, researchers claim Tens of millions of cars are made vulnerable to theft by their keyless ...

Supposedly you could become a “keyless” car thief capable of stealing Ferraris or other high-end cars with keyless engine start functions such as those in Audi, Fiat, Honda, Volkswagen and Volvo ...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Tens of millions of vehicles sold by Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) over the past 20 years, and some current models, are vulnerable to theft because keyless entry systems can be ...

FRANKFURT -- Tens of millions of vehicles sold by Volkswagen AG over the past 20 years are vulnerable to theft because keyless entry systems can be hacked using cheap technical devices, according to ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link By Eric Auchard FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Tens of millions of vehicles sold by Volkswagen AG over the past 20 years are vulnerable to theft because ...