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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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[–] Ballissle@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 days 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 27 points 2 days ago

outside of mucking about.

The best use case of all.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] echolalia@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago

Prentending to be hackerman is a legit usecase IMHO. They do seem like fun, but I personally can't justify the cost.

I would definitely play with one if I had one