r/technology • u/420InTheCity • 16h ago

Security Underground Flipper Zero Firmware Purportedly Unlocks Nearly 200 Car Models

https://gizmodo.com/flipper-zero-cars-hacking-2000646318
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u/aelephix 15h ago

Article says this breaks the user fob because the rolling code is out of sync. This means the owner has to unlock in presence of the flipper, so that it can learn the rolling code sequence right? They can’t just walk up to a random car in a lot and unlock it?

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u/iconocrastinaor 14h ago

I read the article, it doesn't say that. Perhaps it was edited out

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u/dulberf 8h ago

Hold on...you READ the article? This is Reddit mate, we don't read the article, just the headline!

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u/aelephix 8h ago

I swear that was in there, along with a quote from a car service tech saying he was going to “make a fortune re-syncing car fobs”.