c/cars · by fne8w2ah@lemmy.world · 2yHyundai and Kia thefts soar more than 1000% since 2020 | CNN Business https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/04/business/hyundai-kia-thefts-increased-10-fold/index.html30 points · 6 comments · view on lemmy.world
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timduncant@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
Both have easy to defeat security just like the challenger/charger.
givesomefucks@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2y
Security?
You break open the steering column and all it takes is any USB to start the car
Like, it's not some USB "hack" it works with a charging cable even. You just stick it in and turn it like a key.
They have zero security, it just took social media for the word to get out that a literal child has the skills to do this
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
so it's just a form factor hack, not an actual usb bus attack?
jfc
skeeter_dave@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 2y
"Security". These pieces of shit don't even have steering immobilizers which have been standard for decades on other cars.
Pacmanlives@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
My partner has one and we have a club and peddle lock. So far it’s worked for us but it’s only a matter of time since we have the highest rate of auto thefts in the country where we live
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
a friend has the same and leaves their windows open so it's visible even in the rain. shit solution to a car maker that can't be fucking bothered.