DV creeps hack into exes’ cars

CYBER creeps are hacking into cars and household appliances to stalk, spook and spy on former partners, in an alarming wave of hi-tech harassment.

The Federal Government’s e-Safety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, yesterday revealed the first case of an Australian “car-hacking” in a domestic violence case.

“One Australian perpetrator hacked into the computer program of his expartner’s car to limit the kilometres she could drive,’’ Ms Inman Grant told News Corp. “Every time she drove more than 5km, the car would stop. The mechanics had a hard time identifying the issue, because the car would just stall.’’ Ms Inman Grant would not identify the model of the car, but said the offender had accessed it while still living with his wife.

A News Corp investigation has revealed that cyber-savvy offenders are misusing the “Internet of Things” to change security alarms, control lights and air-conditioners and monitor the movements of former partners.

So many DV offenders are tracking women through their phones that some women’s shelters have banned smart phones.