Ash-har Quraishi is a consumer correspondent based in Chicago. He is an Emmy Award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of local, national, international and investigative reporting experience.

Car thieves have gone high-tech. In 2025, the same keyless entry systems that make life convenient for drivers have become a goldmine for criminals. Armed with cheap relay devices and a bit of ...

For at least a decade, a car theft trick known as a “relay attack” has been the modern equivalent of hot-wiring: a cheap and relatively easy technique to steal hundreds of models of vehicles. A more ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For those into faithful classic vehicle restoration, the idea of modernizing anything might be akin to nails on a chalkboard. But, while the ...

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Baltimore City’s car theft crisis is now facing a new high-tech threat. Making more than just Kai’s and Hyundai’s the only vulnerable vehicles, thieves have begun targeting cars ...

A vehicle is stolen every five minutes in the UK with keyless entry car theft. Here's how to prevent keyless car theft and ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — D.C. police have recently issued a warning to the public -- In March, there has been a big uptick in car thefts with keyless entry, and push-to-start ignition. For the past couple ...

The automaker faced a similar lawsuit last year, so this is not its first rodeo over the same concern. Now, General Motors is facing similar heat. A newly filed class action lawsuit claims GM ...

It’s no secret that vehicles with keyless entry are at risk of being stolen by witty thieves using relay devices. While there are low-cost and straightforward ways for vehicle owners to protect their ...

As keyless entry systems have spread across the market, so have the tools that let criminals intercept and clone the signal, letting them stroll off with your vehicle as easily as you do. Now, a class ...

Qorvo, a prominent provider of connectivity and power solutions, has announced that its QPF5100Q Ultra-Wideband (UWB) System-on-Chip (SoC) is now automotive-qualified and is being sampled by key ...