What year is this cruiser? I don't understand how a little re-wire would get it started? Does the ECM not have to receive a valid (recognized/pre-programed) code from the rfid tag in the key???
Did they bring their own ECU and matching key? Had this cruiser been converted to push button start ??
Amazing amount of technology available to thieves now- just google landcruiser ignition hack lots of results: generic to the process but good info. Our rolling security code is not that sophisticated; would think it's pretty hackable.
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