Interesting article. Clearly they are stealing cars, but I'm not sure it is exactly happening like they say. They say a locksmith cuts a key, than the thief goes to home, opens the car door with the key, than plugs into the DLC and programs the key. Now I can only speak for Chrysler, but if you open the door with the key, the alarm WILL go off. It can only be turned off by pressing the fob or putting a programmed key in the ignition. I can't believe other makers are that different, but as I said before, they are stealing cars, so what do I know.
We had a stolen truck brought to our shop by the insurance company. It had a new VIN on the dash and new door decal with the new VIN. Even had the Transport Canada compliance stamp. Only thing the decal was missing was the MDH[month,day hour it was built]