Earlier this week, it was revealed that researchers at the University of Birmingham had cracked the (rather poor) encryption scheme used by millions of Volkswagens for their remote unlock key fobs.

Volkswagen "acknowledged the vulnerabilities" to the researchers. In the interests of responsible disclosure, the authors did not publish reveal some of the details regarding their hack, including ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- It's the latest target for car thieves. It's not a Chevy or Jeep. It's a device. It doesn't look like much, but for crooks, it's the key to quickly getting behind the wheel of as many ...