Car thieves using technology to access; keyless entry to the car.
Car Thieves Use handheld electronics to steal Keyless Cars.
Cars that allow owners to simply press a button on a remote control to start their vehicles have become increasingly tempting targets for car thieves incidence keyless car thefts increased as criminals simply buy online electronic handheld devices that can reprogram access to luxury cars such as Range Rover.
The security risk has increased to the point where the insurance companies began refusing coverage to drivers in London who have keyless vehicle but does stash their expensive rides in underground car parks or other safe places, said an article the thieves appeared in Guardian, cars were plying their illegal trade much easier by simply bypassing security systems keyless ignition with devices that are normally used by legitimate auto workshops for maintenance of criminals vehicles were equipped with these master keys by buying on eBay.
The crime of vehicle theft by entry remote reprogramming of keys is an ongoing problem on an industrial scale, said Jaguar Land Rover in a statement.
Jaguar Land Rover also cited a number of vulnerable vehicles this flight, including the Ford Fiesta and Focus, Range Rover Evoque, Ford Transit and Mercedes Sprinter.
The Company automakers and Traders SMMT, an association of the British automotive industry has pushed for new laws to solve the problem, according to BBC News SMMT wants to tighten the rules surrounding the use of these facilities and increase penalties relating to abuse equipment.
Car manufacturers now offer free access to technical information necessary for the independent auto repair shops can repair aftermarket for these vehicles without ignition key criminals were able to exploit this fact by getting the usual maintenance equipment for their own purposes.
Vehicle theft dropped in the UK over the last decade, reflecting a similar trend in the US But the series of luxury vehicle thefts in the UK may partly reflect the ease with which vehicles ignition key can not be compromised with electronic equipment readily available.
It should come as no surprise that modern cars that depend on electronics could be vulnerable to security risks In 2011, Swiss researchers have shown how they hacked wireless such ignition systems also called key chip key for a number of vehicles More recently, US researchers interviewed the vulnerabilities of a new generation of smart cars as cellular and bluetooth communications, car applications, and car-related cyberphysical characteristics being able to perform actions such as autonomous braking.
Car Thieves Use handheld electronics to steal Keyless Cars IEEE Spectrum, thieves pocket electronic flying.