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Yes, it’s become common over the past few years. People walk up to houses or apartments, catch the signal, and use a device to copy it and steal the car.
You can get a faraday pouch. Also highly recommended for car keys.
Oh that’s smart, I should look into that
Why for car keys? Are many thefts done through wireless key cloning?
Yes, it’s become common over the past few years. People walk up to houses or apartments, catch the signal, and use a device to copy it and steal the car.
Couple example articles:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/other/lapd-issues-warning-over-spike-in-chevy-camaro-thefts/ar-BB1j5s52
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/edinburgh-police-warn-of-keyless-car-theft-surge-as-criminals-steal-vehicles-in-seconds/ar-BB1jX8ci
So there are signal-blocking pouches sold to prevent this:
https://askthecarexpert.com/faraday-boxes-for-car-keys/