The Future of Hi-Tech Auto Theft

NicknamesAreStupid writes "Over the past twenty years, car theft has declined as new models incorporated electronic security methods that thwarted simple hot-wiring. The tide may now be turning, as cars become the next Windows PC. The Center for Automobile Embedded Systems Security has posted an interesting paper from UCSD and UW that describes how modern cars can be cracked (PDF). Unlike the old days of window jimmies, these exploits range from attacks through the CD or iPod port to cellular attacks that take inventory of thousands of cars and offer roaming thieves Yelp-like choices ('our favorite is mint green with leather') with unlocked doors and running engines."

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Re:what will they do with stolen cars?

[Garybaldy]

We used to have a joyriding crime here in the US. however our politicians wanting more people in jail and fewer people qualified to get jobs. Decided joyriding should be reclassified as grand theft auto and be a felony.