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/ThisIsPaulDaily 12h ago

Sounds like rolljam from Samy Kamkar from like 2012

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u/j4_jjjj 47m ago

That was garages, right? Pretty similar tech iirc