Comment on Hyundai and Kia car thefts fall sharply after software upgrade, study finds

• ShepherdPie@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  No this is how every car was stolen prior to the 90s/00s. The “USB cord” is a red herring as the shape of the USB-A port just happens to match the remaining bit of the ignition cylinder once the lock has been removed, but journalists love to hype that part up as if this is some technological attack.

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  • Raiderkev@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Yeah, u just gotta turn the thing. But the tool of choice by the current gen of thieves is USB 2.x cords because it fit perfectly and is readily available.

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  • Petter1@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I was not talking about the fact of how easy it is to steal, it was more about the society described. Gave me similar feelings like when I watched the first episode of the cyberpunk anime.

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• umbrella@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  always has been

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  • Petter1@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Luckily my country is not that far into the cyberpunk transition (yet?) 😮

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