A Bluetooth vulnerability in dealer-installed KARR and SWDS security devices puts 2.2 million vehicles at risk of being ...

Somewhere under the dashboard of an estimated 2.2 million cars in the United States sits a small black box most owners have ...

Dealerships installed alarms in millions of vehicles—and left them in even if the buyer didn’t want them. Now researchers warn they can be hacked to unlock, track, and disable cars.

Researchers found that KARR Security was using a universal Bluetooth key for its device. With that, they were able to reverse ...

The hack notably doesn’t start the car’s engine, meaning a thief can’t drive off using nothing but their phone. However, the UCSD researchers demonstrated that once inside, ...

An anti-theft system built to protect cars is actually making them easier to steal, UC San Diego researchers found. Using just a smartphone, Aaron Schulman, associate professor at the University of ...

Millions of vehicles across the United States may contain dealer-installed security hardware with a vulnerability that researchers say could allow nearby attackers to unlock doors or even disable a ...

More than 2 million vehicles are at risk of being stolen, according to security researchers at University of California San Diego. A report released last week says 2.2 million cars on the road today ...

An anti-theft system built to protect cars is actually making them easier to steal, UC San Diego researchers found. Using just a smartphone, Aaron Schulman, associate professor at the University of ...

Dealerships installed alarms in millions of vehicles—and left them in even if the buyer didn’t want them. Now security researchers from UC San Diego warn they can be hacked to unlock, track, and ...