Thieves in Chicagoland can steal cars in just minutes using cloned key fobs. Here's what police say drivers should know.

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Criminals no longer need to touch your car or even stand near it to break in. Many modern key fobs transmit low power signals continuously so the vehicle can detect the fob when the owner approaches.

Using a radio device, a car thief can unlock your fancy sports car and drive away. Even from 16 to 66 feet away, your key fob's signal can be intercepted and cloned.

A tenant posted a viral TikTok after discovering how to clone a key fob for just $13 using an RFID device from Amazon. He said his apartment wanted $50 to replace his key fob that stopped working.

How Does Your Key Fob Work? The key fob uses wireless technology with a frequency of 433 MHz. There are receivers/transmitters on the vehicle and the key, so they can communicate with each other. This ...

Rivian followed in Tesla's footsteps by delivering its R1 Gen 2 vehicles without a physical key fob. The move was announced months ago, but new owners were still unpleasantly surprised. Although ...

Austin Washington’s car keys were at his apartment in the Milwaukee suburb of Shorewood. However, thieves were still able to drive off with his vehicle. They broke into his parked Infiniti car through ...