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posted by Fnord666 on Thursday August 08 2019, @11:33PM   Printer-friendly
from the gone-in-less-than-60-seconds dept.

Some of the UK's newest and most popular cars are at risk of being stolen in seconds by exploiting weaknesses in keyless entry systems. The systems let drivers open and start their cars without taking their key out of their pocket. A DS 3 Crossback and Audi TT RS were taken in 10 seconds, and a Land Rover Discovery Sport TD4 180 HSE in 30.

What Car? security experts performed the tests using the same specialist technology operated by thieves. They measured the time it took to get into the cars and drive them away.

Car theft rates in England and Wales have reached an eight-year high. In 2018, more than 106,000 vehicles were stolen. And motor theft insurance claim payouts hit their highest level in seven years at the start of 2019.

The Association of British Insurers said claims for January to March were higher than for any quarter since 2012.

It said a rise in keyless car crime was partly to blame, but did not have figures on what proportion of claims were for keyless vehicles.

Previously:
Volkswagen Finally Agrees to Publication Of Vulnerability Paper, After Removal of One Sentence


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 09 2019, @02:20AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 09 2019, @02:20AM (#877727)

    My google-foo failed, have you got a reference for use of Cheez-Wiz in lockpicking? We played with things like this for fun (not profit) in college, but this is news to me.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 09 2019, @03:37AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 09 2019, @03:37AM (#877758)

    Car repo guy told me that. I was a tech for 30 years, I heard lots of stories. Tool trucks sold universal keys for removing locking gas caps, which also worked well on toolboxes and GM single tumbler locks. There were some 1960's GM cars you could unlock by slamming the door with your fist right below the latch.

    • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 09 2019, @07:22PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 09 2019, @07:22PM (#878002)

      Replying to my own reply. We had an older truck stolen off our parking lot. The car thief bought a $6 ignition switch from the auto parts store down the street, opened the door, reached under the dash, unplugged the old switch, plugged in the new one and drove off. Luckily it ran out of gas 1/2 mile away.