Criminals are stealing hundreds of thousands of Kias and Hyundais — and TikTok is to blame

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A Kia Sportage is shown with three phones blocking it. Inside the phone screens, the car has disappeared, and its outline is shown by a dotted line.
Car thefts are booming thanks to a viral TikTok that exposed a vulnerability in certain Kia and Hyundai models.

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How a viral video sparked the theft of hundreds of thousands of cars

Flight from El Paso delayed for hours after high school student sends disturbing message to passengers using AirDrop, officials say

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American Airlines jet at LaGuardia
The West Texas Joint Terrorism Task Force led the investigation of the aircraft, its passengers, and their luggage last Friday.

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Cars crash into 7-Eleven stores every day, and the problem just cost the chain $91 million after a man tragically lost his legs

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Crews clean up after a car crashed through the front door of a 7-Eleven in southeast Denver in 2012.
Crews clean up after a car crashed through the front door of a 7-Eleven in southeast Denver in 2012.

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