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3 solutions to electronic car theft, a continuing threat to high-end Toronto automobiles
Electronic theft of luxury vehicles rose 90% from Dec. 2017 to 2018, police say
Simmons, Taylor http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/electronic-car-theft-rising-1.5138877
Publisher: CBC
Date Written: 17/05/2019
Year Published: 2019
Resource Type: Article
Cars that unlock and start with an electronic fob can be stolen without the key. The article suggests some ways to protect yourself.
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CBC Toronto reported on the new electronic theft methods in December, describing how thieves now use high-tech gadgets to relay fob signals -- even from inside your home -- to a device outside or override a vehicle's on-board diagnostic system to steal it without ever having access to the keys....
Det. Sgt. Daniel Sabadics with 53 Division said there are a growing number of criminal organizations with provincial and international "tendrils" who have access to the technology. They ship the luxury vehicles overseas, typically to the African continent for "appreciable amounts," he said.
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