Modern in-car communications systems are opening the door of opportunity for thieves, says Tracker.
The latest in-car wifi and cloud based applications present a wide range of opportunities for thieves to attack, making it even more difficult for modern vehicles to be completely secure from determined hackers.
Head of Police Liaison at Tracker, and a former Chief Superintendent for South Yorkshire Police, Andy Barrs said, “The latest security breach, involving the Mitsubishi Outlander, demonstrates just how advanced thieves are in developing their tactics to tackle new technology.
“Although manufacturers are constantly developing new immobiliser technology, designed to outpace criminals and make new models significantly more secure, thieves will continue to look for new ways to outwit them, including exploiting telematics and mobile connectivity.
“Of late, standalone key programming theft tools have been making news headlines, but over the next decade, cloud-based theft tools that simply require internet connection are anticipated to dominate.
“By hacking this type of technology thieves are able to easily target the most desirable models and steal to order, requiring no tools to enter or drive the vehicle away.”
Tracker’s stolen vehicle recovery device is the only solution used by all the UK’s police forces and it works like an electronic homing device as a transmitter is hidden in one of several dozen places around the vehicle, and there is no visible aerial, so the thief won’t even know it’s there until the police move in to make the arrest.
