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Carjackers and thieves hacking key security systems are being paid as little as £200 for the high-end vehicles they are stealing, a BirminghamLive investigation has revealed. Organised crime gangs are making millions of pounds by 'chopping up' and selling on cars taken by teenagers as young as…
VW announced on Monday (12th November, 2019) that its smartphone app now supports Siri commands for Apple users. Notably, Apple users can now unlock and lock their Volkswagen with a Siri voice command. After a user logs into the Car-Net app, a handful of new functions will be available with the typical "Hey, Siri" voice command. VW said Apple users can simply say, "Hey, Siri, lock my car" and Car-Net will execute the function. For those…
NEW YORK — A ring of savvy car thieves in New York exploited a bureaucratic weakness by registering many of their ripped-off Lamborghinis and Range Rovers in South Dakota, a state that lets people register out-of-state vehicles by mail and wasn't thoroughly checking to see if they were stolen, the FBI said. Federal prosecutors in New York brought federal conspiracy charges against seven people this week, blaming them for the thefts of…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The frequency with which Americans worry about becoming the victim of a variety of different crimes is similar to last year, as they remain much more likely to fear being victimized by cybercrimes than traditional crimes. Of the 13 crimes measured, only two garner majority-level concern from Americans -- 71% say they frequently or occasionally fear that computer hackers will access their personal, credit card or financial…
Nearly all UK drivers with keyless technology are unaware of the major digital threats posed by hackers, according to research conducted by MoneySuperMarket. The study reveals that 99% of drivers are unaware of security flaws such as phone phishing, where hackers send emails to drivers which contain malicious links that connect to a car’s Wi-Fi features and take control. MoneySuperMarket says 16% of drivers - or someone they know - have…
In 2017, Volkswagen, Audi and BMW were the car brands most frequently stolen in Germany. However, per number of insured cars, the theft risk was the highest for Land Rover and Porsche owners. The total numbers of car stolen in Germany in 2017 was at a decade low although the cost to insurers increased with cost per claim reaching an all-time…
West Country farmers have been told to ramp up security by rural insurer NFU Mutual, as the gangs target tractors and clone them to sell abroad.Rural crime cost the South West £5.9m in 2017, a rise of 5.3 per cent from the previous year. Devon has been particularly hard hit, with rural theft costing the county £532,585, up 46.8 per cent from 2016. The items most commonly targeted by thieves in the South West were quad bikes and…
DES PLAINES, Ill., Oct. 30, 2018 — New data released today by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) shows a total of 22,770 vehicles were reported stolen on the 11 holidays in 2017 covered in this report. NICB theft data is pulled from the National Crime Information Center’s (NCIC) stolen vehicle…
Just as some people are unknowingly streaming live video from security cams in their homes, some are also unknowingly live-streaming video from their cars. They have made the video feed from their front and rear dashcams, as well as the mapped GPS location of the vehicle – the speed it is going or if it is parked – and even audio from inside the vehicle, available to the public. BlackVue comes with a Cloud Viewer which allows owners…
There have been strings of Tesla thefts in the UK that appear to be organized and now two of the thieves responsible were caught on camera stealing a Tesla Model S through a keyfob relay…