Based on an article by wired.com, it seems a security flaw in car immobilizers could allow hackers and car thieves to access the car and drive it away. This can be done by scanning the key fob using an RFID reader, copy the data and have it disable the in the cause it to access the victim's vehicles without needing the original key fob.
Unlike "relay" attacks, which utilizes a relay device to rebroadcast the signal from the original key fob to unlock and start the vehicle. The car thieves can use the car repeatedly without the need of the owner's key via the duplicated immobilizer.
With all that said, it seems that older vehicles from manufacturers such as Kia, Toyota, as well as Hyundai are vulnerable to the method mentioned. Are you driving any of the cars listed? Let us know on our Facebook page and for more updates like this, stay tuned to TechNave.com.
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