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2. Why should you keep your key fob in a metal (coffee) can? To ...

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   Crimes committed by tech-savvy car thieves using special tools purchased on the internet are contributing to a spike vehicle thefts. Why should you keep your key fob in a metal (coffee) can? To ...

3. How car thieves are hacking, stealing your vehicle, and how ...

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   Here's how thieves do it, and how you can protect yourself: How thieves hack your car. Basically, they clone your key fob. Once a thief gains access to a smart vehicle, they look for your car's on ...

4. Protect Your Ride: The Best Car Anti-Theft Devices of 2024 - AOL

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   Key Cloning: Thieves use devices to capture the signal from a key fob and replicate it; ... and door, hood, and trunk protection. Be warned, installation of a system like this can be tricky but ...

5. LoJack - Wikipedia

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   LoJack is a stolen-vehicle recovery and IoT-connected car system that utilizes GPS and cellular technology to locate users' vehicles, view trip-history, see battery levels, track speeding, and maintain vehicle-health via a native app. Prior to selling a vehicle, LoJack dealers can use the system to manage and locate inventory, view and manage battery-health, and recover stolen inventory.

6. Immobiliser - Wikipedia

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   The electric immobiliser/alarm system was invented by St. George Evans and Edward Birkenbuel and patented in 1919. [2] They developed a 3x3 grid of double-contact switches on a panel mounted inside the car so when the ignition switch was activated, current from the battery (or magneto) went to the spark plugs allowing the engine to start, or immobilizing the vehicle and sounding the horn. [3]

7. Motor vehicle theft - Wikipedia

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   Theft of an unattended vehicle without a key: the removal of a parked vehicle either by breaking and entry, followed by hotwiring or other tampering methods to start the vehicle, or else towing. In London, the police say that 50% of the annual 20,000 car thefts are now from high-tech OBD (Onboard Diagnostic Port) key-cloning kits (available ...

8. Troubleshooter: Thieves can hack your key fob and steal your ...

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   Even if your car has the latest technology, it can still be a target as thieves are using a device that intercepts the signal from your key fob that will unlock doors and start your ignition.

9. Michigan AG: 6 arrested in violent auto theft ring involving ...

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   The thieves used computerized devices to reprogram key fobs, allowing them to enter new cars, and they displayed violence usually not linked to car thefts, often putting security guards’ safety ...