Shocking CCTV exposes how thieves can drive off your keyless car in under a MINUTE as cyber-hacking epidemic grows
Shocking CCTV exposes how thieves can drive off your keyless car in under a MINUTE as cyber-hacking epidemic grows
Thief smashes through window, starts engine and drives away within sixty seconds
SHOCKING CCTV has showcased a gang of masked thugs armed with bats stealing a keyless car off a driveway in under sixty seconds.
A gang member smashes the driver's window, leans through and uses a device to embark the Ford S-MAX before driving it away – as the country is hit by a spate of keyless car thefts by cyber thieves.
The footage shows a gang of at least three thieves target the house Carl Jones shares with his wifey Rachel and six children just after 1am on February Two.
One of the thugs goes to the car while the others, who emerge to be armed with bats, stir bins to block the front door and stand guard.
Less than sixty seconds after the window is smashed the car's lights illuminate and the thief drives the high-end motor off the driveway.
Carl, 39, woke as the car pulled away, but believes if he had ran out of his house during the theft he “would have been battered” by the thugs.
He said the car's alarm sounded for a split 2nd after the window was smashed, before it was disabled by the hi-tech thieves.
The company director said: “My wifey is still shaken up and stressed, we are looking at buying a dog for security.
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Carl is not the only one to fall victim to the high-tech cyber robbers. He said of the six houses in his West Midlands cul-de-sac, four have been targeted.
In two cases the thieves were able to inject the cars using hacking devices, but not commence the engine. He and another resident had their motors nicked.
He said residents have been coerced to up their security and “turn our little cul-de-sac into a fortress”.
Carl said police told his wifey that twenty cars a day were being targeted in the area and advised her not to substitute their motor with another keyless model.
Tests by the ADAC – the German AA – tricked the keyless sensor technology into thinking that the vehicle’s proprietor is nearby with the fob.
BMW 740, Ford Concentrate RS, Toyota’s Prius and VW Golf seven GTD are among the car’s affected.
The only vehicle that the researchers failed to unlock was BMW’s i3.
But, they were able to commence the engine.
ADAC researchers said the the device used for the tests costs just £80.