Recently, the "Car Stealing Challenge" went viral on TikTok, which led to a sharp increase in theft of Hyundai and KIA Korean cars across the United States, and even killed 8 people.

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[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] The international version of the Chinese short video and video community platform "TikTok" has made another crooked trend. Recently, TikTok went viral about the "Car Stealing Challenge", which led to a sharp increase in theft of Korean cars Hyundai and KIA across the United States , and even killed 8 people.

At present, many insurance companies in the United States refuse to accept the insurance of these car owners, and the two car manufacturers targeted by TikTok's challenge are forced to introduce the latest anti-theft features and allow more than 8.3 million cars to be upgraded for free.

According to comprehensive foreign media reports, a large number of TikTok users have recently launched a "Car Stealing Challenge" named "Kia Boys" (#Kia Boys) and "Hyundai Boys" (#Hyundai Boys), teaching people how to steal a Kia in South Korea From 2015 to 2019, the two automakers Hyundai and Hyundai produced vehicles that were started with traditional turnkeys and did not have an immobilizer system.

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This TikTok challenge immediately attracted a large number of teenagers to follow suit, and even led to the theft of two Korean cars across the United States. limit or deny claims.

In addition, according to NHTSA statistics, officials received 14 reports of car accidents caused by the "stealing car challenge", and 8 people were killed in car accidents as a result.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced today that there are more than 8.3 million "high-risk" vehicles in the United States that have been targeted by TikTok's "Car Stealing Challenge". Two automakers have released new anti-theft software, including 3.8 million Hyundai and 4.5 million KIA vehicles, which can be upgraded free of charge at the automakers.

In addition, the US financial media "CNBC" recently reported that Cook County, Illinois (Cook County) Sheriff Tom Dart (Tom Dart) once said that theft cases in his jurisdiction increased by 800%; St. Petersburg, Florida (St. ) from July to September last year, more than 1/3 of the car theft cases were related to the TikTok challenge.

According to a report by the American online media "Axios", Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison pointed out that the problem of car theft is getting more and more serious. In July 2022, the number of stolen vehicles soared to 620%. The lawsuit was filed in District Court alleging that Hyundai and Kia automakers "failed to equip with anti-theft technology".