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Car Thieves Arrested After Using Laptop and Malware To Steal More Than 30 Jeeps (abc13.com)
New submitter altnuc writes: Two thieves in Houston stole more than 30 Jeeps by using a laptop and a stolen database. The thieves simply looked up the vehicles' VIN numbers in a stolen database, reprogramed a generic key fob, started the cars, and drove away. Chrysler has confirmed that more than 100 of their vehicles have been stolen in the Houston area since November. Chrysler/Jeep owners should always make sure their vehicles are locked! The Wall Street Journal issued a report in July with more details about how hackers are able to steal cars with a laptop. The whole process takes roughly 6 minutes. CrimeStopHouston has posted a video on YouTube of one of the thieves in action.
A chain also has other uses, apart from properly securing the steering wheel to the seat of a car. I once chased off five youths with it. The improbable sight of a big bearded guy in a black leather jacket getting out of his car with a heavy chain in his hand, made them change their minds very swiftly.
Excuse me, but please get off my Pennisetum Clandestinum, eh!
You may be onto something. If you fill the car with junk so it looks like a homeless den, then it probably won't get stolen either.
Excuse me, but please get off my Pennisetum Clandestinum, eh!
When key broke, it took the dealer a week to update their Windows PC, get the proper software and program a new key, so I guess a thief could really do it in about 5 seconds...
Excuse me, but please get off my Pennisetum Clandestinum, eh!
Oh, I thought you'll just program a key fob for another Jeep...
Excuse me, but please get off my Pennisetum Clandestinum, eh!
WTF did I just read?
You wouldn't understand. It's a Jeep thing.