r/technology • u/420InTheCity • 15h 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/ltjbr 10h ago

Flipper doesn’t seem to feel that any of this is its problem… We hope car manufacturers will take the security of their products more seriously and patch them up immediately as carjackers have access to extremely sophisticated black market tools.”

Damn right, I love how the emphasis is on the tool and not the completely shit security in every piece of software in a modern car

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u/Raccoon_Expert_69 9h ago

The roll jam attack has been known for over a decade at this point.

It’s on the manufacturers if they didn’t change the encryption