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‘As easy as 1-2-3′: Social media trend encourages people to steal Kia, Hyundai cars using USB cables

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Thieves tear out the steering column behind a push-to-start button and use a simple USB cable to start the ignition. This affects Kia models from 2011 to 2021 and Hyundai models from 2015 to 2021. Both companies say 2022 vehicles have been modified to prevent this.