Over the past 20 years, the number of cars stolen in the United States has been reduced by half. However, authorities are now seeing an increasing number of break-ins associated with high-tech techniques being used in these break-ins. 

There has been evidence to suggest that some employees at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) misused law enforcement databases to spy on their romantic partners, neighbors, and business partners. 

According to a new dataset obtained through records requests, hundreds of ICE employees and contractors have been under scrutiny since 2016 because they attempted to access medical, biometric, and location data without permission. There are more questions raised by the revelations about ICE's rights to protect sensitive information. 

Local intelligence agencies have found that in the current period, criminals are using sophisticated technology to target high-end luxury cars equipped with keyless entry systems and emergency starting features to commit theft. 

It was noted that the group identified three main methods criminals use to gain access to and steal vehicles with these features across the nation.

There was a video that was captured by Michael Shin of Los Angeles two years ago, where he captured the image of a man opening his car while holding just a backpack. As Shin explained, the man was not prepared to break into the car, as he had no break-in tools in his possession.  An NICB official affirmed that 35 vehicles were tested using this type of system by the NICB. As a result, 18 test cars were opened, started, and driven off by the team, with no problems at all. 

Morris said it was believed that professional criminals have discovered how to build their versions of the devices that the NICB used for its break-in tests. Morris explained that the NICB used devices supplied by a company that works closely with law enforcement on security testing for these tests. 

With criminals discovering how to hack into vehicle security systems and defeat them, car owners must be vigilant to protect their vehicles. As Morris pointed out in his statement, this is a serious reminder of the risks associated with today's cars that function as essentially "computers on wheels." 

In a recent study, ESET researchers discovered that there is a significant amount of sensitive data contained within old enterprise routers. The company purchased an old router and analyzed it, discovering it had login details for the company VPN, hashed root admin passwords, and details of the previous owner. The old routers contained login details for the company VPN and other valuable information. As a result of the information available on the router, it is easy to impersonate the company that sold it previously. Passkeys are going to take over all your passwords in the future, but a messy phase is beginning to emerge in the race to replace all your passwords with them. Getting new technologies off to a good start is among the biggest challenges in introducing them to the market. 

The fact that authorities have been puzzled by this type of break-in in the past has been a source of puzzlement for several years now but insurance investigators now believe that criminals are using key fobs - the little authentication devices you use to access newer models that are “keyless” - to start and unlock cars remotely by simply pushing a button. 

As a result of tests conducted by the research and development team, the group found that the vehicle's computer-controlled systems are being exploited by thieves carrying out highly sophisticated cyber-attacks.

It is important to note that a combination of CAN attacks, FOB relays, and key cloning attacks are among these attacks.