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Flipper Zero, Car Thieves, and a Brewing Security Crisis: What’s Really Going On? (www.carsandhorsepower.com)
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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.

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[–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

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

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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.

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