Re:Baltimore sues Hyundai, Kia over spike in car thefts
by jaclaz on Saturday May 13, 2023 @09:45AM
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This USB nonsense is misleading, it is nothing like the Kryptonite+Bic pen.
You:
1) need to enter the vehicle (lockpick, smashed window, etc.)
2) break the ignition block to remove the key cylinder
3) turn a tab underneath the cylinder with whatever you see fit (pliers)
Only coincidentally the tab fits inside a USB A connector.
Now, that the ignition block may be (or may be not) easier to break than any other one could be debated, but - unlike the Kryptonite locks - you need to break it by force.
You:
1) need to enter the vehicle (lockpick, smashed window, etc.)
2) break the ignition block to remove the key cylinder
3) turn a tab underneath the cylinder with whatever you see fit (pliers)
Only coincidentally the tab fits inside a USB A connector.
Now, that the ignition block may be (or may be not) easier to break than any other one could be debated, but - unlike the Kryptonite locks - you need to break it by force.