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Cops across the country are investigating a new wave of car thefts that appear to be happening with nothing more than a click of a button, the "Today" show reports.
From California to Chicago, car thieves have been caught on camera breaking into parked cars using small electronic devices that could be "cloned" car remotes.
The thieves then raid the vehicles for valuables before skulking away.
Long Beach, Calif., Deputy Police Chief David Hendricks told "Today" he's "stumped" by the robberies.
"We are stumped and we don't know what this technology is," he said.
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Car remotes are supposed to be hack-proof because the signals they send to vehicles are encrypted and constantly changing.
"We've reached out to the car manufacturers, the manufacturers of the vehicle alarm systems, Nobody seems to know what this technology is," Hendricks added. "When you look at the video and you see how easy it is, it's pretty unnerving."
Car remotes are encrypted and should be hack-proof because the signals are constantly changing, he said.
Cyber security guru Jim Stickley said what the thieves are doing "should not be possible."
"This is really frustrating because clearly they've figured out something that looks really simple and whatever it is they're doing, it takes just seconds to do," Stickley told "Today."
Cops have warned car owners not to leave valuables stashed in their cars.
"Today" encouraged anyone with information about how the thieves were breaking into the cars to email their investigative team.
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