18 March 2010

Disgruntled employee shuts down cars over 'net

A car dealership in Texas installs GPS systems by which it can prevent cars it sells from starting. This is part of an internet-based repossession system in case buyers miss payments.

But it backfired when a fired employee of the dealership used the system to interfere remotely with customers' cars.

The full story is here, as reported by AP.