It takes just two and a half minutes to complete the operation． CAN Invader is an essential tool used by luxury car theft gangs， and division of labor is becoming more prevalent．
There are groups of thieves operating secretly, stealing luxury cars such as Toyota Alphards in a short space of time and smuggling them overseas where Japanese cars are popular. One notable method involves a small device known as a “can invader,” which emits an electrical signal from outside the car to unlock it or start the engine without damaging it. Criminals are also increasingly dividing their roles into those who command, those who carry out the crimes, and brokers who coordinate the requests, making this an important issue for police forces across the country. The Can Invader is shaped like a small battery, like a mobile battery used to charge smartphones. It is about 10 cm long and 8 cm wide, making it easy to carry around. “CAN” refers to the communication protocol used in a car’s electronic control system, and by emitting an electrical signal it disrupts this communication protocol, allowing the car to be started even without the key. It was originally intended to be used to deal with cases where drivers lock themselves out of the car with the keys still inside. According to investigators, the specific method of vehicle theft using a CAN Invader is as follows. Open the front bumper of the car and remove the wiring assembly. Insert the terminals connected to the Invader into two specific parts of the part and start it up. Once the light changes from red to green, the car has been taken over. “It can be done in as little as two and a half minutes,” said an investigator. The entire Can Invaders equipment can apparently be purchased from overseas websites for around 800,000 yen. “Ordering” from the yard Car theft itself is an old crime, but in recent years, it has become more specialized and planned, and has taken on the appearance of a “business.” The incidents often begin with orders from workshops known as “yards,” which are used to process, store, and smuggle stolen cars. The dealer in charge of the yard asks a broker with connections to the theft gang, “We want this car.” A person involved in the investigation said, “Toyota cars are popular. Recently, they have even started specifying the model, saying things like, ’I want this particular car of XX,’” he confides. The broker consults with the leader of the theft gang, who then commits the crime using perpetrators and people to transport the stolen vehicles. The perpetrators use tools such as Can Invaders to steal cars, and then park them in distant paid parking lots. A transporter collects the items and takes them to the yard. The complex division of labor also reveals an intention to disrupt the investigation. A senior investigator said, “If the theft isn’t clearly captured on security camera footage, it will be difficult to prove it was a crime. If the same perpetrator did everything from stealing to bringing it into the yard, it would be obvious that there was planning involved…” he said, biting his lip. How can we prevent damage? A senior investigator said, “There are several parts in the car to connect the CAN Invader, but the only one that is easily accessible from outside the car is the one on the passenger side,” and recommended parking the car with the space on the passenger side packed up against a parking wall or something similar. In recent years, security systems to prevent intrusions by Can Invaders have become more common, and he says, “It’s also important to make people think that their bikes are difficult to steal by taking visible measures, such as installing steering wheel locks.” (Yusaku Uchida) Sankei Shimbun 2024/9/30 08:00.
The police are weak and can’t get into the foreigners’ yard. There are probably one or two illegal immigrants there anyway, so they should just crack down on them.
I parked in a paid parking lot, and when I came back after I was done, there was a big commotion. Apparently the cars on either side of me had been stolen. The one on the right was a luxury imported car, and the one on the left was a luxury domestic car. My car was a 10-year-old Alto, and it was fine. But I still felt sad.
It would be impossible if targeted by thieves Not only can you unlock it with a Can Invader, but you can easily unlock it with a flipper lol Also, the type of lock that you attach to the handle inside the car is pointless You can cut it quickly with a Makita battery-powered grinder Because it’s inside the car, no sound leaks out and it’s easy to cut with a grinder, so I don’t think thieves are a threat Unless you add a kill switch between the battery and the in-car computer so that no one can start the engine except the owner, it will be easily stolen There’s research into aftermarket alarms, so it’s pointless.
>>18 If it had a spring that would pop out when it was cut or hit, it could self-destruct with a grinder. If you could design it and get a patent for it, you’d definitely win an Ig Nobel Prize.
In this case, the solution would be complete just by changing the key back to analog. Also, what is the police doing allowing stolen cars to be smuggled through the port?
Why don’t they change the wiring position? Even for new models Do manufacturers think that if it gets stolen, they’ll buy a new one with insurance? Also, the punishment for car theft is too light.
Car thieves can easily make hundreds of thousands of yen and even if they are caught, the sentences are light, so it’s easy to get caught in Japan and people from all over the world come to Japan, right?
>>41 Even if you do that, the person who set it up will be caught. Ligate-based solutions are prohibited. Of course, you won’t get insurance because you destroyed your car.
I think you should only buy things that you can put somewhere that won’t get stolen. What’s up with people parking their luxury cars in parking lots in front of their apartments? If you have that kind of money, buy a house.
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