Security flaw affecting more than 100 car models exposed by scientists

Academics found cars were vulnerable to 'keyless theft', including models from Audi, Honda and Volkswagen - which suppressed the research for two years

A major security flaw in more than 100 car models has been exposed in an academic paper that was suppressed by a major manufacturer for two years.

Flavio Garcia, a computer scientist at the University of Birmingham, and two colleagues from a Dutch university were unable to release the paper after Volkswagen won a case in the high court to ban its publication.