Care with keyless car
Residents are being warned about the vulnerabilities of keyless cars which are being currently targeted by thieves.
A few pieces of kit is all that is needed to silently get into a vehicle even if the key card is on the bedside table when its owner is fast asleep.
The “relay attack” method is when two or more criminals work together using an electronic device that emits radio waves to intercept the signal between the high end vehicle on the drive or road and the key fob. One criminal will stand beside the vehicle with one device and another will try to detect the key fob with another device by scanning windows or other openings, such as your letterbox. Once a signal is found, the car can be started and the thieves can drive it away within seconds – without the owner even realising.
Motorists can thwart thieves by keeping the keys as far away from the front of the house as possible or use a security pouch which prevents the signal being picked up by the thieves scanners.
A few pieces of kit is all that is needed to silently get into a vehicle even if the key card is on the bedside table when its owner is fast asleep.
The “relay attack” method is when two or more criminals work together using an electronic device that emits radio waves to intercept the signal between the high end vehicle on the drive or road and the key fob. One criminal will stand beside the vehicle with one device and another will try to detect the key fob with another device by scanning windows or other openings, such as your letterbox. Once a signal is found, the car can be started and the thieves can drive it away within seconds – without the owner even realising.
Motorists can thwart thieves by keeping the keys as far away from the front of the house as possible or use a security pouch which prevents the signal being picked up by the thieves scanners.
