Flipper Zero Car Hacks Exposed: What’s Real and What’s Hype
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Criminals are marketing custom Flipper Zero firmware to unlock cars from Ford, VW, Hyundai, and more. Here’s what’s real, what’s hype, and how automakers are responding.

Underground developers are selling Flipper Zero “car unlock” packages for hundreds of dollars, complete with a PDF listing targeted makes and models and whether the hack enables only door unlocks or full start/drive.

  • SaveTheTuaHawkEnglish
    91·
    30 days ago

    all because people don’t to burn a calorie twisting a metal key.

    • Frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      61·
      30 days ago

      It’s not like keys were some kind of unbreakable security, either. In fact, I think their shitty electronic security is actually an improvement.

      • JcbAzPx@lemmy.worldEnglish
        51·
        30 days ago

        Jimmying a lock is a lot more skill and effort than vaguely waving a device in the general vicinity of a car.

        • Frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          21·
          29 days ago

          Not really. A lot of those locks were breakable by jamming a screw driver in.

          Edit: this thing works on replay attacks. At a minimum, you have to catch the signal while the owner presses the button.