When a Montana woman’s car key fob suddenly stopped working, she figured it was just a dead battery. But even after swapping in a new one, her car refused to respond. That’s when she turned to ChatGPT ...

Four people in Philadelphia have been charged with hacking the signals of key fobs to steal and resell dozens of cars in the area, the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General said. Cloning key fobs ...

Police in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, are warning the public about a new car theft trend that relies on technology and doesn't necessarily involve forced entry. The trend is called key fob cloning, or ...

A convenience for drivers is also turning out to be a convenience for thieves. Key fobs which lock and unlock vehicles are being by used by criminals to get into cars and steal valuables without ...

These days, smart, keyless cars are ubiquitous. Their intelligent software offers a lot of comfort, but comes a vulnerability — the possibility of being hacked. Basically, they clone your key fob.

In a world in which new cars now cost upward of $50,000 on average, annual maintenance bills are creeping up to four figures, and such outlays don't seem to be getting cheaper any time soon, a ...