Security News > 2021 > March > Dodge is using two-factor authentication to secure its most powerful muscle cars
In an era of keyless entry, connected cars and computerized everything, you'd think that car theft would be a thing of the past.
Alas, as cars have gone more high-tech, so have car thieves.
Thanks to clever black market hardware, it's possible for thieves to spoof the electronic codes that wireless key fobs use to unlock and start cars.
"Though statistically rare, car thieves have targeted the high-horsepower Dodge muscle cars, and we want the Dodge 'Brotherhood' to know we're taking quick action and covering their backs," explains Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis in a press release.
A few years ago, it rolled out an update to the Dodge Charger Pursuit police car that used the built-in ultrasonic parking sensors to alert officers if someone tried to sneak up behind their car to catch them unaware.
Of course, these work differently as they are connecting to the car via the cloud, but it's still an interesting non-traditional way to unlock a car.