According to the researchers, there are four generations of Volkswagen Group key fobs, from 1995 until the introduction of Mark VII Golf, which employ a rolling code that's encrypted by a single ...

Researchers found separate hacks for remote key fob codes to unlock cars. Most VW Group vehicles made since 1995 and millions of other cars are vulnerable.

In the VW attack, the researchers were able to extract a cryptographic key that is one of four shared across tens of millions of Volkswagen cars. Then, they were able to eavesdrop on remote ...

Hayes’ car that was stolen was a Volkswagen. We reached out to the company for comment about any actions they’re taking with their key fobs to prevent theft.

The $40 Arduino radio device the researchers used to intercept codes from vehicles’ key fobs. TK Both attacks use a cheap, easily available piece of radio hardware to intercept signals from a ...