Last month in Seine and Marne, the police detained two people driving a stolen Peugeot 2008. After all, unfortunately, banal information in the life of a policeman. In contrast, The method of stealing a French SUV is much more surprising and disturbing!
It’s not an obstacle…
Taking the car in hand, police found a Bluetooth speaker connected to the car. Intrigued, they then did some research online. It turned out that none other than this little speaker allowed them to do so seize this copy of the French SUV!
But the key!
Actually, it is possible to modify the software embedded in the device to turn this simple harmless partition into a copy of the key for various cars! Therefore, thieves do not need to damage the car in order to steal it. How are these devices modified? At the moment it is impossible to know, but after hacking, such a cabinet can be sold for several thousand euros!
The Japanese are on the front line
As you can see in the video below, this technique works not only with Peugeot 2008. It might even seem that the manufacturers most affected by this new technology are none other than Toyota and Lexus. Of course, technology doesn’t always go well…
Watch the Toyota C-HR launch video with a broken bulkhead below:
Source: Auto Plus
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