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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is calling on Hyundai and Kia to recall vehicles that have a security flaw that allows thieves to steal the cars with little more than a USB plug.

Kia and Hyundai are now offering software upgrades that they say will defeat “Kia boys” in Chicago and beyond.

Chicago police are investigating two armed carjackings reported Sunday evening in Lakeview and the West Loop. But, hijacking reports in the city are down sharply as traditional auto thefts skyrocket.

A Northwest Side man accused of trying to steal two cars tried to talk his way out of trouble by telling cops he was simply “a dumb teenager [who] wanted to take a car for a joyride,” Chicago police say.

Attorneys general from eight states say Kias and Hyundais are still being stolen — even after they get an upgrade that is supposed to prevent theft by “Kia Boys.”