“The whole process can take as little as 60 seconds and can be completed in near silence.”Ī surveillance video shared by West Midlands Police shows how car-hacking thieves stole a Mercedes parked on the driveway of a home within a few seconds - without keys and without even touching the vehicle with devices. “Thieves are able to use these gadgets and can detect whether the car features keyless entry and go. Thieves are able to do this with a keyless remote which contains a short-range radio transmitter and must be within a certain range - usually five to 20 meters of the car - to work. The technology was once the preserve of high-end motors, but more affordable family cars now have automatic fob systems, which allow drivers to open and start their vehicles without even touching a button.Ī post on the GMP Irlam and Cadishead Facebook page read: “There have been a few keyless thefts recently.
‘Transmitter relay’ attacks target cars with keyless entry systems. Police are warning drivers to be aware of the worrying trend, and say one of the best ways drivers can protect their vehicles is by using an old fashioned crook lock. You can see if your Facebook data was one of 87 million shared with Cambridge Analytica from Monday.Manufacturers are tweaking their technology, but it’s a game of cat and mouse. It is suspected of contributing to a 44 per cent increase in car theft in the region in recent years - twice the national average.Ĭriminals use the new high-tech ‘hack’ to break into vehicles without even touching them.
The method involves using two relatively-cheap devices to ‘trick’ a vehicle into thinking its entry fob is nearby. A new, sophisticated - and silent - way to steal ‘keyless’ cars in just 60 seconds is fuelling a huge rise in thefts in Greater Manchester.
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