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Gone in 20 Minutes: using laptops to steal cars
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| jesteraver |
"High-tech thieves are becoming increasingly savvy when it comes to stealing automobiles equipped with keyless entry and ignition systems. While many computer-based security systems on automobiles require some type of key Ñ mechanical or otherwise Ñ to start the engine, so-called ÔkeylessÕ setups require only the presence of a key fob to start the engine." (Courtesy of Leftlanenews)
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| Demoted |
| Yah, but now the police are starting to develop bait cars. This basically means that they go and find one of the cars that is top-ranked in auto theft and equip it with a satellite tracking system. After that they run a program through it somehow which links remotely to a laptop in which a cop can control the car. The cop can lock the criminal(s) inside the car, the cop can also stop the car whenever he/she wants even with the key in the ignition and the car running. |
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| jesteraver |
| quote: | Originally posted by Demoted
Yah, but now the police are starting to develop bait cars. This basically means that they go and find one of the cars that is top-ranked in auto theft and equip it with a satellite tracking system. After that they run a program through it somehow which links remotely to a laptop in which a cop can control the car. The cop can lock the criminal(s) inside the car, the cop can also stop the car whenever he/she wants even with the key in the ignition and the car running. |
The largest operation for bait cars is in Vancouver if I am not mistaken.
But Bait cars are the most common car that would be stolen like the old fashion way. These dudes are using insider info and a laptop how to get into cars that are $$$.
In Canada people had their homes broken into so thieves could get the keys to the cars so they could steal the cars. |
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| eye_03 |
| quote: | Originally posted by jesteraver
The largest operation for bait cars is in Vancouver if I am not mistaken.
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yeah i think we pioneered that |
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| jesteraver |
| quote: | Originally posted by josh4
lol so after David Beckham had his car stolen, he bought another one, which was also stolen. poor Beckham
i think this is sort of a special circumstance. it looks like they might have targeted beckham specifically. i dont know much about cars, is there something special about a BMW X5? doesnt look like much
your average run-of-the-mill car chop-shop thief isnt going to be this sophisticated. at least not yet. these kind of articles love to fox-news-it playing it off as if the crime is becoming a national problem |
Imagine all those people driving Aston Martin's and Lamborghini's getting their cars stolen by a person that has a laptop bahahaha :nervous:
*hides car* |
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| skot_e |
| i noticed on the baitcar site it mentions they captured 11 of 11 of the top ten theives. lol |
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| Omega_Blue |
| quote: | Originally posted by skot_e
i noticed on the baitcar site it mentions they captured 11 of 11 of the top ten theives. lol |
:stongue: idiots |
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