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Inside the Underground Trade of ‘Flipper Zero’ Tech to Break into Cars (www.404media.co)

submitted 1 week ago by technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world

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The tech used here is the popular Flipper Zero, an ethical hacker’s swiss army knife, capable of all sorts of things such as WiFi attacks or emulating NFC tags. Now, 404 Media has found an underground trade where much shadier hackers sell extra software and patches for the Flipper Zero to unlock all manner of cars, including models popular in the U.S. The hackers say the tool can be used against Ford, Audi, Volkswagen, Subaru, Hyundai, Kia, and several other brands, including sometimes dozens of specific vehicle models, with no easy fix from car manufacturers.

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[–] Ballissle@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Really? I see these fairly often on local fb marketplace. I was tempted out of curiosity to get one but I dont have a use outside of mucking about.

[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago

outside of mucking about.

The best use case of all.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 6 points 1 week ago

They don't really have many legitimate, practical uses for most people. They're ideal for pentesters.

[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Weren't Kia Boys stealing cars with literally just a USB cable since it physically fit to turn the ignition behind the key cylinder?
That doesn't require buying a special device, it was mostly crimes of convenience. I doubt the Flipper Zero will ever get that widespread.

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[–] pepperprepper@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Thought cars were bad, not sure many people have an understanding of how our emergency broadcasts and alerts work. US needs some huge infrastructure updates.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Can you be more specific? It’s not like you’re the first person to think about the nefarious uses of emergency alerts.

[–] pepperprepper@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I dont want to be too specific, there is a reason, I work with radio infrastructure quite a bit. A lot of these systems hide behind obscurity alone. Not great against national actors that may want to do harm.

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[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I kinda want to see if this would work on my car since the proximity detection of the keyfob only works about half the time anyway.

[–] MTK@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Securtiy by dysfunction!

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