Keys, Cards and Wallets

Two electronic attacks are driving record vehicle theft in Australia. A Faraday key fob pouch blocks one of them: the relay attack, where two thieves amplify your key fob's signal from inside the house to the car. With the fob sealed in a Faraday pouch, there's no signal to amplify. The pouch does not stop the second attack — OBD reprogramming, where a thief plugs into the diagnostic port and writes a new key in 10–15 seconds — for that, pair with an OBD port lock.

Victoria recorded 33,000 vehicle thefts in the 12 months to September 2025; Victoria Police estimates 30–40% involved electronic methods. Both the RACV and NRMA recommend Faraday signal-blocking pouches as a layered defence. Stocked range covers single-fob pouches through to larger signal-blocking boxes for cards and multiple fobs. See our car hacking guide for the full picture.