Rogue Repo Man Allegedly Disabled 100 Cars Remotely in Hack Attack

A laid-off employee of a Texas auto dealership is accused of using another worker's computer password to remotely disable more than 100 vehicles.

The dealership initially attributed complaints of honking horns and nonstarting cars to mechanical failure. It sells vehicles to customers who otherwise would not qualify for credit in exchange for their permission to mount a device under the dashboard that will follow computer instructions to honk or disable the ignition system if payments are missed, reports Wired's Threat Level blog.

Further investigation, however, revealed the alleged hack attack by Omar Ramos-Lopez, 20. He has been charged with computer intrusion.

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