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Inside the Underground Trade of ‘Flipper Zero’ Tech to Break into Cars (www.404media.co)
submitted 2 days 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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[–] stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca 228 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The real issue here is that the systems that car manufacturers use for their vehicles are insecure and outdated. The Flipper Zero is just exposing their bad design decisions.

[–] Getawombatupya@aussie.zone 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

On the bright side, all the car thieves that knew how to open a steering lock have all grown up, so a club lock is probably going to be the best defence outside of a kill switch. Great for road rage, too

[–] AceBonobo@lemmy.world 58 points 2 days ago

"We're seeing an increase in new care purchases" "What changed?" "We made them super easy to steal"