Baltimore County Police Giving Away Steering Wheel Locks to Hyundai Owners Amid TikTok Car Theft Trend

The Baltimore County Police Department is distributing free steering wheel locks to owners of certain models of Hyundai vehicles that have been targeted for thefts. 

A method made popular on TikTok shows how certain Hyundais and Kias can be hot-wired using a USB cord adapter as a makeshift key. This has led to a spike in thefts of Hyundais and Kia nationwide.

More than 8 million cars are susceptible to the hack, leading some insurance companies to refuse provide coverage for them.

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