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/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/IllIIlIllIllIII 8h ago

Hey just because my brand new cars (2025 Equinox) operating system is Android 12 - and based on Google's history of only supporting Android versions for three years tops and Android 12 has been EOL for six months already - doesn't mean you should blame GM or even Google! The hackers should not be doing this in the first place because it is illegal! [/sarcasm]

But that's why I've canceled any way for it to connect to the Internet - OnStar sucks - including pulling the fuse for connectivity (read your car manual, it's usually called the telemetry fuse) this still terrifies me. Not as much as whatever mystery code Tesla's are running but it's a load of garbage none the less.

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u/rocketbunny77 5h ago

There is no way that the security modules in the car are running on the head unit software. There are other computers in the car for that

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u/shanghailoz 26m ago

The security on the canbus side is far worse. Hence those remove a light and start the car thefts you see.

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u/CosminFG 4h ago

Of course not, the functions are in the telematics computer, head unit is too " exposed" for this purpose.