[EricMausler]

I think the major overlooked point is that the modern digital world provides a means for people to commit crimes they otherwise would not have done, simply because they can and because they feel there is low risk of getting caught.

A spike strip, you have to be in the area. A remote attack, you don't have to particularly care about any specific area enough to physically travel to it.. someone can cause chaos simply because they are bored.

And immediately after, they can go do something else.

Tech vulnerabilities aren't yet accessible enough to these types of people, but soon enough they will be and it is not like security is in a temporary poor state. A lot of these systems will remain unchanged for a long time because they are part of an already working business model

[angry_octet]

Police are quite practiced in finding armed robbers and other people who might use a spike strip (which is pretty tricky to deploy IRL if you want to hit a specific car). But organised crime car theft (with access to key cutting/duplication, remote unlock repeaters, engine immobilizer bypass codes, etc) is a significant problem. I don't see any reason why OCGs wouldn't be enthusiastic users of hacks, the same way that card skimmer gangs operate.