Hackers Steal Rolls-Royce By Rerouting Delivery Truck

According to 7News Miami in Florida, a Michigan man had his $300,000 Rolls-Royce Dawn stolen during its transit from Florida. Nader Eldamouni and his business partner bought the luxury car in South Florida and arranged for shipping to his home near Detroit. However, according to Eldamouni, the car was delivered elsewhere. He believes it was stolen after being picked up on January 17th. “I buy it online, I talk to the dealer, we do the deal,” Eldamouni said. “The car is a $300,000 car, Rolls-Royce, gone.” Sadly, his case is not an isolated one.

Several Similar Crimes Have Been Committed With High-End Hacks

Miami Beach Police has responded to his complaint and are investigating. Eldamouni contacted 7 News after seeing similar reports. Most specifically, the story of a Texas resident, Steve Phelan, whose delivery of a Ferrari bought in New York ended up in Miami instead of Houston. Police believe thieves managed to change the transport order so they could steal the car – something that appears to be becoming common with high-end cars.

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Last year, 7 News Miami reported on how two cars, one a Mercedes Benz GLS 600 Maybach and the other a Rolls Royce Cullinan, were stolen after a hacker got into the driver’s portal for Dealers Choice Auto Transport Service and rerouted the cars. The hack required some social engineering of the transport driver, but managed all the same.

It’s Unlikely This Car Will Ever Be Seen By Its Owner

Typically, high-end cars aren’t stripped for parts in a chop shop or given a fake identity and sold locally. They are shipped out of the country as quickly as possible and sold abroad. Professionals know where GPS location modules are and remove them, and the car is never seen again unless by complete chance or diligent detective work and help from social media. Even then, if the car is in another country, there are few ways to recover the car.

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While a crime has apparently been committed, and Eldamouni is justifiably upset, the responsibility should ultimately lie with the transportation company. Whether the car was rerouted by computer hackers or internally by a shady employee, the shipping company is responsible for the contract it was employed to carry out. It’s not the dealership or the customer’s fault that the information was changed and the driver duped. That shipping company knows where the car was delivered. No doubt insurance and, likely, lawyers will be involved.

Source: 7 News Miami via CarScoops