Thieves Target Dealership With Tech-Advanced Heist

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These guys definitely knew what they were doing.

A Detroit-area car dealership, Twin Auto Sales, was hit by car thieves recently, only this was a fairly sophisticated operation. Instead of just smashing windows, prying open a sunroof, or using some other strong arm tactic to steal the vehicles, these criminals were armed with a device to trick the keyless entry and ignition on each one into thinking the key fob was present. All they had to do before that was cut through the locks at the gates.

We’ve seen these kinds of devices in use for several years now. Many replicate the signal from the key fobs, which broadcast at a stupidly far distance. It’s possible these guys were able to capture those signals while standing out side the showroom, although we don’t know if that’s how they did it. Dealers should invest in a key lockbox that’s a Faraday cage, avoiding that possibility.