Texan Accused of Disabling 100 Cars Over Internet

[Elmore Furth]

Well, it's a relief to know that On Star can disable you vehicle if it is stolen. Nothing could go wrong with that.

A man fired from a Texas auto dealership used an Internet service to remotely disable ignitions and set off car horns of more than 100 vehicles sold at his old workplace, police said Wednesday.

A man fired from a Texas auto dealership used an Internet service to remotely disable ignitions and set off car horns of more than 100 vehicles sold at his old workplace, police said Wednesday.

Ramos-Lopez used a former colleague's password to deactivate starters and set off car horns, police said. Several car owners said they had to call tow trucks and were left stranded at work or home.


The Texas Auto Center dealership in Austin installs GPS devices that can prevent cars from starting. The system is used to repossess cars when buyers are overdue on payments, said Jeremy Norton, a controller at the dealership where Ramos-Lopez worked. Car horns can be activated when repo agents go to collect vehicles and believe the owners are hiding them.

Texan Accused of Disabling 100 Cars Over Internet

[gateley]

1. GPS devices can remotely prevent cars from starting? Wow. I didn't know that.

Although it's a mean and potentially dangerous thing to do, I bet his short-lived revenge high felt good.

[DJ13]

2. I bet that dealership didnt want the public to know about those

I bet that opens them up to lawsuits.