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More than 40 luxury cars have been stolen from Britain and sent to Thailand, according to Thai and British authorities. Of them, at least three have already been sold to buyers who may not know about the illegal background of the dream cars. To read…
According to the Metropolitan Police, the eight thieves broke into residential homes at night to steal car keys, which were then used to steal the victims’ high-value cars from outside their…
Last week the Dutch police issued 248 fines in the course of 3 days of unobtrusive traffic checks on the A7 motorway at the junction by Joure near Groningen. As many as 214 of these drivers, including 65 truck drivers, were fined for using their mobile phone at the…
An IBM security researcher has warned that previous car owners can easily maintain data connections to their cars after they have been sold, allowing them to monitor the new owners and carry out remote control functions such as locking and unlocking the car doors. Charles Henderson, the leader of X-Force Red, IBM’s security testing group, stumbled across the phenomenon by chance when selling his car. He noticed that not only did he have…
Thieves in central England stole two trailer loads of new engines from the Jaguar Land Rover plant in Solihull, England, this…
Selectcarleasing.co.uk has created an infographic highlighting cyber car-jacking. Read more at: http://www.wheels24.co.za/News/Guides_and_Lists/heres-how-easy-it-is-to-hack-a-car-20170111 …
On 13 December, the Comando Carabinieri Antifalsificazione Monetaria with the support of Europol, dismantled an illegal counterfeit currency print shop in Melegnano (Milano). Read more at…
There were 535 vehicle thefts reported in Warwickshire during October – approaching double the number for the same month the previous year. South Warwickshire saw nearly 300 thefts with Leamington one of the main target…
Police across the UK are once again cracking down on foreign criminals using the roads. As part of Operation Trivium 7 taking place from Monday 21 to Friday 25 November, officers will be stopping vehicles and checking drivers' details with the purpose of dealing a major blow to mobile criminality across Europe. Read more at:…
Tesla is far ahead in the track when it comes to technology. They were also quick with an app that gives the owner of the vehicle a number option. Among other things it can be used to turn on and off lights, lock the vehicle and locate the vehicle. Tesla’s cars are also equipped with its own SIM card and is connected to the internet. How can inter alia provide wireless updates of the car along the way. Taking control with an app But all…