Car Thieves Arrested After Using Laptop and Malware to Steal More Than 30 Jeeps
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Re: Car Thieves Arrested After Using Laptop and Malware to Steal More Than 30 Jeeps
#2More details from this article:
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/a...
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Berj Alexanian, a spokesman with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, said officials know how the Jeep Wrangler was stolen. According to Alexanian, the thief broke into the vehicle and used a laptop to enter its VIN number in order to access the Chrysler database. Dealerships, repair facilities and locksmiths are usually the only ones allowed access to the database, which provides the code for key fob access. Once the thief enters the VIN number, he can re-program the car's computer so it will accept a generic key fob. The car will then start, and the thief is able to drive off.
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Re: Car Thieves Arrested After Using Laptop and Malware to Steal More Than 30 Jeeps
#4More details from this article: http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/a... Quote: Berj Alexanian, a spokesman with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, said officials know how the Jeep Wrangler was stolen. According to Alexanian, the thief broke into the vehicle and used a laptop to enter its VIN number in order to access the Chrysler database. Dealerships, repair facilities and locksmiths are usually the…
Also from WSJ, which isn't behind a paywall for me:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/thieves-go-high-tech-to-steal-ca...
Re: Car Thieves Arrested After Using Laptop and Malware to Steal More Than 30 Jeeps
#5"And malware"? Sounds like the only piece of software involved was the one the thieves were using, and it was doing exactly what it was supposed to.
Re: Car Thieves Arrested After Using Laptop and Malware to Steal More Than 30 Jeeps
#6If your poor, like myself, and want to slow down a car thief, put in a kill switch.
Run the proper gague wire from the primary on the coil to a switch in the cab. The primary wires are the small wires on the coil. (I can't think of any reason the ECU would throw a trouble code.)
It gets more complicated if you have a separate distributor running to each cylinder, but there's always a point in the electrical system you can splice into, like the starting system.
When completed, just get onto the habit of turning the switch on off, and on.
(I have noticed a lot of old Japanese vehicles being stolen in the Bay Area. Go figure?)
Re: Car Thieves Arrested After Using Laptop and Malware to Steal More Than 30 Jeeps
#7If your poor, like myself, and want to slow down a car thief, put in a kill switch. Run the proper gague wire from the primary on the coil to a switch in the cab. The primary wires are the small wires on the coil. (I can't think of any reason the ECU would throw a trouble code.) It gets more complicated if you have a separate distributor running to each cylinder, but there's always a point in the electrical system yo…
It would easier in a newer car to interrupt one of the leads to/from the ECU, which is already located in the cabin.
There's so many electrical systems in a modern car; interrupt just one and it's going nowhere.
Re: Car Thieves Arrested After Using Laptop and Malware to Steal More Than 30 Jeeps
#8If your poor, like myself, and want to slow down a car thief, put in a kill switch. Run the proper gague wire from the primary on the coil to a switch in the cab. The primary wires are the small wires on the coil. (I can't think of any reason the ECU would throw a trouble code.) It gets more complicated if you have a separate distributor running to each cylinder, but there's always a point in the electrical system yo…
> (I have noticed a lot of old Japanese vehicles being stolen in the Bay Area. Go figure?)
Parts? Old Japanese cars are still on the road, running well. My son is driving my original purchase 1990 Honda.
Re: Car Thieves Arrested After Using Laptop and Malware to Steal More Than 30 Jeeps
#9If your poor, like myself, and want to slow down a car thief, put in a kill switch. Run the proper gague wire from the primary on the coil to a switch in the cab. The primary wires are the small wires on the coil. (I can't think of any reason the ECU would throw a trouble code.) It gets more complicated if you have a separate distributor running to each cylinder, but there's always a point in the electrical system yo…
NFC + PI + Switch
Re: Car Thieves Arrested After Using Laptop and Malware to Steal More Than 30 Jeeps
#10If your poor, like myself, and want to slow down a car thief, put in a kill switch. Run the proper gague wire from the primary on the coil to a switch in the cab. The primary wires are the small wires on the coil. (I can't think of any reason the ECU would throw a trouble code.) It gets more complicated if you have a separate distributor running to each cylinder, but there's always a point in the electrical system yo…
There's a cleaner way. You can use a battery terminal disconnect directly on the battery:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001N729FS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_p1xP...
Personally, I drive an old diesel truck and it's as simple as disconnecting the fuel cut-off solenoid wire from the solenoid. Old diesels like mine are terrifically simple and really only have two wires: the starter positive lead and the fuel cut-off lead. The cut-off lead opens a solenoid that lets fuel flow to the motor. Remove power and it shuts the flow and stops the engine. The easiest way stop a completely mechanically injected diesel.