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- 2022 RAM TRX
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5:26am 2022 RAM TRX vehicle stolen from in front of our house in Ashburn, VA.
I flew out of bed when I heard my truck start up. looked out window to see it drive away with a white 4-door sedan in front of it. immediately notified police.
5:39am police arrived. reviewed video footage from our door camera
police were at my door 13 minutes after TRX was stolen and reported. we reviewed door camera footage. too dark and a bit too far away to see how they did it. but they pulled up in front of the truck then back up almost to the bumper. sat there for 30 minutes before the truck started and they drove away. my keys are kept in a faraday box. I suspect they used another one of the methods I pasted below from ChatGPT (maybe #3 or 5)
6:17am Contacted RAM to notify of theft and to ask to track and possibly disable the vehicle.
They had to contact the police department to verify the case before they can start tracking. But I suspect the thieves totally disabled the ability to track the vehicle. Have not heard anything from them.
8:30a notified insurance
8:40a notified EZPass (those f*ckers are charging me $20 for lost EZPass. I'm disputing that charge). checked to see if they passed through any toll booths, but none recorded.
8:58a notified VA DMV
9am making a list of everything I can remember in the truck, as well as mods, for when I have to battle the insurance company on the claim.
*******UPDATE: we went back further in our video recordings. the thieves showed up 2 hours earlier, parked behind my truck for 16 minutes. during that time they never exited their vehicle but after 12 minutes remotely gained control of my truck (can see the lights flashing for 40 seconds). 4 minutes later they left. they came back later as described above.
ChatGPT response to "If your Ram TRX was stolen despite the keys being in a Faraday box, there are several possible explanations:
I flew out of bed when I heard my truck start up. looked out window to see it drive away with a white 4-door sedan in front of it. immediately notified police.
5:39am police arrived. reviewed video footage from our door camera
police were at my door 13 minutes after TRX was stolen and reported. we reviewed door camera footage. too dark and a bit too far away to see how they did it. but they pulled up in front of the truck then back up almost to the bumper. sat there for 30 minutes before the truck started and they drove away. my keys are kept in a faraday box. I suspect they used another one of the methods I pasted below from ChatGPT (maybe #3 or 5)
6:17am Contacted RAM to notify of theft and to ask to track and possibly disable the vehicle.
They had to contact the police department to verify the case before they can start tracking. But I suspect the thieves totally disabled the ability to track the vehicle. Have not heard anything from them.
8:30a notified insurance
8:40a notified EZPass (those f*ckers are charging me $20 for lost EZPass. I'm disputing that charge). checked to see if they passed through any toll booths, but none recorded.
8:58a notified VA DMV
9am making a list of everything I can remember in the truck, as well as mods, for when I have to battle the insurance company on the claim.
*******UPDATE: we went back further in our video recordings. the thieves showed up 2 hours earlier, parked behind my truck for 16 minutes. during that time they never exited their vehicle but after 12 minutes remotely gained control of my truck (can see the lights flashing for 40 seconds). 4 minutes later they left. they came back later as described above.
ChatGPT response to "If your Ram TRX was stolen despite the keys being in a Faraday box, there are several possible explanations:
- Relay Attack with a Weak Faraday Box – Some Faraday boxes are not completely effective, especially if they have weak shielding or small gaps that allow signal leakage. Thieves can use a relay device to amplify and extend the signal from your key fob to trick the car into thinking the key is nearby.
- Keyless Start Module Bypass – Sophisticated thieves can use hacking tools to exploit vulnerabilities in the vehicle’s keyless entry and ignition system. This can involve intercepting and replaying the fob's signal, or using a device that mimics a valid key.
- CAN Bus Attack – Some criminals access the vehicle’s CAN (Controller Area Network) bus by physically connecting a device to external wiring (e.g., through a headlight or undercarriage). This can send commands to unlock and start the vehicle.
- Key Cloning – If thieves previously had access to your key fob (even briefly), they might have cloned it. Some devices can record and duplicate the rolling codes used for keyless entry.
- Theft via Diagnostic Port – A thief may have accessed your OBD-II (diagnostic) port and programmed a new key fob, which is a known method of stealing high-end vehicles.
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