Old Hyundai and Kia learned to steal through a regular USB cable
- August 4, 2022
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The United States has been ravaged by a spate of thefts of Korean cars: Kia younger than 2011 and Hyundai that were fresher than the 2015 model year
The United States has been ravaged by a spate of thefts of Korean cars: Kia younger than 2011 and Hyundai that were fresher than the 2015 model year were targeted by attackers. Moreover, as the AvtoVzglyad portal discovered, the problem is beginning to reach the scale of an epidemic, as the instructions for starting the machines were actively distributed through social networks.
The center of gravity of the crimes was the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where every day (!) 20 “Koreans” are now stolen. To successfully start the engine, the thief has to open the door, which is also quite simple, and then connect his own smartphone to the car’s diagnostic connector via a USB cable.
According to local media, only a car that is not equipped with an immobilizer can be ‘kidnapped’ in this way. However, Hyundai representatives assure that all models have long been equipped with anti-theft devices, which means that the ingenious technique allows you to “outsmart” the immobilizer.
In any case, both the foreign police and representatives of car manufacturers are very concerned about the problem. But neither one nor the other has so far come up with a recipe to stop the wave of crimes. Unless law enforcement agencies are ready to distribute mechanical steering column locks to everyone.
The massive theft of equipment from South Korean brands has not yet reached Russia. And in general, the six-monthly statistics on car thefts are optimistic: according to the traffic police, the number of thefts has fallen by 18.3% in six months. However, as the AvtoVzglyad portal discovered, there is a catch in these numbers.
The center of gravity of the crimes was the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where every day (!) 20 “Koreans” are now stolen. To successfully start the engine, the thief has to open the door, which is also quite simple, and then connect his own smartphone to the car’s diagnostic connector via a USB cable.
According to local media, only a car that is not equipped with an immobilizer can be ‘kidnapped’ in this way. However, Hyundai representatives assure that all models have long been equipped with anti-theft devices, which means that the ingenious technique allows you to “outsmart” the immobilizer.
In any case, both the foreign police and representatives of car manufacturers are very concerned about the problem. But neither one nor the other has so far come up with a recipe to stop the wave of crimes. Unless law enforcement agencies are ready to distribute mechanical steering column locks to everyone.
The massive theft of equipment from South Korean brands has not yet reached Russia. And in general, the six-monthly statistics on car thefts are optimistic: according to the traffic police, the number of thefts has fallen by 18.3% in six months. However, as the AvtoVzglyad portal discovered, there is a catch in these numbers.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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