Excess Kia and Hyundai car thefts

In the middle of 2022, a popular video on TikTok, since taken down, showed how to easily start a Kia or Hyundai with a USB connector. The trend started a year earlier in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where hundreds of vehicles were stolen every month. USAFacts looked at how the trend spread to other cities.

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