Chicago man has thieves get into his car by cloning his key fob
CHICAGO -- People use their car key fobs every day – and keep them in their purses and pockets.But a Belmont Cragin resident said thieves hacked his car – cloning the key to break into his vehicle.On the north edge of the Belmont Cragin community where it borders Portage Park and Dunning, Roscoe Street runs one way eastbound. It is a quiet residential street lined with parked cars.Yet those parked vehicles became all too enticing for crooks Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
Papers, bags, kids' car seats – everything all over.'What played out in this incident parallels findings in a CBS News investigation last year. The investigation highlighted how thieves are using digital programs to break into push-start vehicles and override the system - making the cars easier to steal. As explained in the CBS News investigation, the car thieves use sophisticated equipment to steal the signal from the key fob – which is likely safely in the house with the owner.
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