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CYBER: Thieves are Stealing Cars Using Old Nokia Phones

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It looks like a bluetooth speaker or an old Nokia cellphone. But that’s a disguise. Inside these small devices is everything car thieves need to break into your vehicle. There are telegram channels now where, for a few thousand dollars, you can buy a device that will break into a car in seconds.

Motherboard reporter Joseph Cox is here on Cyber this week to walk us through it.

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The Car Thieves Using Tech Disguised Inside Old Nokia Phones and Bluetooth Speakers

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