ILLUSTRATION - After gaining access to a modern car, thieves connect a laptop to its diagnostic plug and save the extracted data to a blank key, which can then drive the car. Photo: Kai Remmers/dpa
For car thieves, lockpicks and crowbars are the tools of a bygone era. In a tech-led world, broken locks and hot-wired ignitions are the calling cards of only the pettiest crooks.
For professional criminals using the latest technology, infiltrating your car covertly and cleanly has never been easier.
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