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Dealership car disabling feature
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00:00 - 03:33 (03:33)

A feature that allows car dealerships to remotely disable a car, preventing its use until a missed payment is made, could be effective in preventing repossessions. This feature would reduce the burden of physically repossessing the car and the dealership would be able to disable the car until the customer makes their payment.

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Car dealerships can now remotely disable a car when a customer is late on paying their car payment, instead of having to physically repossess the car.
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Car Dealerships
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Car dealerships can now remotely disable a car when a customer is late on paying their car payment, instead of having to physically repossess the car. This feature is becoming more common and is how Omar, who accessed the computers using an old employee’s login, was able to manipulate the cars.

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Dealership car disabling feature
Episode
108: Marq
Podcast
Darknet Diaries
After receiving numerous complaints from customers whose cars wouldn't start and would constantly honk, a dealership disabled all 1,100 vehicles connected to their web tech system.
01:40 - 03:33 (01:53)
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Car Tech
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After receiving numerous complaints from customers whose cars wouldn't start and would constantly honk, a dealership disabled all 1,100 vehicles connected to their web tech system. The dealership reset all passwords to prevent further unauthorized access.

Chapter
Dealership car disabling feature
Episode
108: Marq
Podcast
Darknet Diaries