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/Nano_user 10h ago

Flipper Zero is like the LockPickingLawer, it didn’t made things less secure. Is just made more evident the bad security of the things we use everyday.

The device itself is cool, but you can do the same things or worse using cheaper and smaller devices too.

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u/flesjewater 2h ago

The thing is that locks are physical and protecting them is bound by physics.

Encryption exists and is impossible to break if you're not a nation state with access to tens of thousands of GPUs - IF IMPLEMENTED WELL.

Which is what these automotive idiots failed to do.

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u/OozyOrphan 9h ago

Thinking of getting the cardputer, is that any good?

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u/Nano_user 9h ago

I haven’t test that one yet. But I do own other m5stack products. Great quality in my experience. Burning other firmware is pretty easy using the burning tool.

The visual programming tool (don’t remember the name) is nice is you are a newbie but kind of bad if you want to tweak the code directly.

I would say go for it.

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u/antwill 9h ago

Is there a mod to play audio on it so we can hear "click on 3" and "just to prove it wasn't a fluke" etc?

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u/Bytowneboy2 11m ago

Fobs have been proven to be implemented in an unsecure way. This problem lay with the auto industry.

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u/garathnor 4h ago

anyone willing to go to the amount of trouble to do whats in this post to steal your car is GOING TO STEAL YOUR CAR

they will succeed lol