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Topic: Car theft

Posted By: alabamatoy
Subject: Car theft
Date Posted: 18 February 2020 at 3:07pm

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/7kz48x/guy-selling-relay-attack-keyless-repeaters-to-steal-cars" rel="nofollow - https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/7kz48x/guy-selling-relay-attack-keyless-repeaters-to-steal-cars

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Posted By: cj8lvr
Date Posted: 20 February 2020 at 1:36pm

Wonderful. Angry

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Posted By: alabamatoy
Date Posted: 25 February 2020 at 7:28pm

More good news, this time from SANS Newsbites:

Car Thieves Disabling OnStar, Replacing Vehicle Computers
(February 11, 2020)

In “a recent string of stolen Chevrolet Silverado pickups,” thieves disabled the OnStar anti-theft technology almost immediately, reducing the likelihood of the vehicles’ recovery. Surveillance video has shown how fast the thieves operate – pop the lock, open the hood, change the computer, and disable OnStar tracking.

Read more in:
- https://gmauthority.com/blog/2020/02/chevrolet-silverado-thieves-disable-onstar-tracking/" rel="nofollow - gmauthority.com : Chevrolet Silverado Thieves Disable OnStar Tracking
- https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/thieves-target-chevrolet-silverados-disable-onstar-tracking/2309420/" rel="nofollow - www.nbcdfw.com : Thieves Target Chevrolet Silverados, Disable OnStar Tracking

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Posted By: 98TJ
Date Posted: 25 February 2020 at 8:19pm

This crap all started when they took the dimmer switch off the floorboard. Been downhill ever since.

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Posted By: Recon
Date Posted: 26 February 2020 at 9:23am

98TJ wrote:

This crap all started when they took the dimmer switch off the floorboard. Been downhill ever since.

YEP!

Posted By: CJ7OX
Date Posted: 18 March 2020 at 1:22pm

That's why all my vehicles use an actual key. ;-)

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