[Sammi]

I am wondering about the security. Recently read an article about the kia/hyundia being stolen because of the usb port and push button start. Anyone know if this has been taken care?

 

[Walking Black Bear]

Toyota and Tesla were also affected - not just Hyundai/Kia. Had to do with the encryption being cracked on the Texas Instruments chip they all use. Used? I would have thought by now they'd have fixed that. Most of what I could find on affected years ended around 2019.

 

[monogodo]

Like Walking Black Bear said, the only thing I could find was on older models.

Could you share the link to the article you read?

 

[Walking Black Bear]

I read one about Kia/Hyundai accounting for 2/3 of all thefts in Milwaukee from earlier this week. They're giving out free steering wheel locks to owners of affected models - but the article doesn't spell out what those models are. Two-Thirds of All Milwaukee Auto Thefts Are Kia and Hyundai Vehicles » Urban Milwaukee

 

[ToadVine]

I read one about Kia/Hyundai accounting for 2/3 of all thefts in Milwaukee from earlier this week. They're giving out free steering wheel locks to owners of affected models - but the article doesn't spell out what those models are. Two-Thirds of All Milwaukee Auto Thefts Are Kia and Hyundai Vehicles » Urban Milwaukee

Ooops! There go our insurance rates!

 

[treybrad]

From that link....

Sounds like we're talking older models, pre-push to start? All but the SE SC have prox keys, and I'd assume even the SE's standard key has some immobilizer logic baked in these days?