Millions of cars at risk as keyless entry systems can be hacked, report says

Cars that use Volkswagen's remote keyless entry system are vulnerable to theft using equipment costing 30, researchers claim

Tens of millions of cars are made vulnerable to theft by their keyless entry systems, according to a report by computer security experts.

The paper claims many of the 100m Volkswagen vehicles sold over the past 20 years are vulnerable and can be hacked using cheap tools. Audi, Seat and Skoda models sold since 1995 are also said to be affected as they share Volkswagen's remote keyless entry system. Alfa Romeo, Citroen, Fiat, Ford, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Opel, and Peugeot models are also at risk from a similar exploit, the researchers claim.