A key fob, also called a keyless entry remote or keyless transmitter, controls your vehicle’s locks, trunk and alarm from a distance. Every key fob must be programmed to connect with a vehicle before ...

Gone are when you couldn't start your car's engine without a physical key. Modern vehicles today come with key fobs that are more useful than just starting your car and locking and unlocking its doors ...

Look in your pocket, purse, bag, or junk drawer, and chances are you’ll find a key fob. The basic ones lock and unlock your car’s doors. The fanciest do much more. But no matter which kind you have, ...

Dealerships have turned key fob programming into a quiet profit center, folding a few minutes of work into triple‑digit service bills. For many drivers, that fee is avoidable, because a surprising ...

Nowadays, electronic car keys have become the norm, a massive shift from just a few decades ago when anyone with a little know-how could turn over the ignition on a car with some crossed wires and a ...

At Black Hat 2022, security researchers show they can unlock some vehicles by replaying old key fob commands. It's not supposed to be this easy. Since my start in 2008, I've covered a wide variety of ...

Dead fob battery in a parking garage at midnight? That sinking feeling hits different when you’re miles from home and facing a locksmith bill that costs more than your dinner date. Every modern key ...

Wallet. Cell phone. Car keys. That’s the mental checklist many of us go through before we leave the house. But don’t you hate it when you approach your car, click the unlock button and nothing happens ...

FOBS ON NEWER CARS. ISTH HANDHELD COMPUTER IS A CAR KEY FOB PROGRAMMER, AND IT’S ATWH ROBBERSRE A TAKING FROM MOBILE LOCKSMITHS AT GUNPOINT IN MILWAUKEE. THE LATEST TARGET SWA THE DRIVER OF THIS ...

According to a study set to be unveiled next week at the Usenix Security Conference by a research team at the University of Birmingham, there is a flaw in Volkswagen Group key fobs that allows hackers ...