How car thieves could be hacking into your car's electrics

Imagine you walk out to your car in the morning, and it's been ransacked – thieves have gained access to the interior and stripped it of valuables: sat-navs, personal trinkets, loose change. But the car itself is untouched, with no signs of forced entry.

Burglaries like this are becoming more commonplace, and it's all down to modern cars' sophisticated keyless entry systems. Thieves can intercept the signal from a car's key, and boost or recreate it using special radio frequency emitters – allowing them to open the doors and help themselves to whatever's inside.