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- A viral TikTok video surfaced in 2021 showing people how to hijack vulnerable Kias.
- Morgan Goldwich had her 2015 Kia Optima stolen at the end of 2023.
- She said a free software update, steering wheel lock, and strategic parking could've saved her car.
In December, I woke up to a text from my roommate asking if I was home. "Your car isn't here," she wrote, knowing my typical WFH schedule.
Half asleep, I assumed it was towed — they'd done that in our neighborhood before. But other cars remained along the street where I always parked mine.