Car hacking: Thieves armed with laptops are stealing cars

Thieves using laptops are hacking into electronic ignitions of late-model cars to steal the vehicles. Police and insurers have sounded the warning to raise awareness about the latest car-theft trend. The National Insurance Crime Bureau says it has started seeing police reports tying thefts of newer model cars to mystery electronic devices The NICB Vice President Roger Morris said, We think it is becoming the new way of stealing cars. The public, law enforcement and manufacturers need to be aware.”]

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