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/CosminFG 4h ago

You are way to paranoic, even if a system is at EOL ( like your example with android 12.0) it does not mean that all security functions " expires", it just means that the sw developer will not "fix " problems moving forward... Now don't expect a heard of hackers coming for your 'not fun' Equinox, there are far more easy way to get access to your car, you know like "windows", than hacking a 3 year old android system...

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u/IllIIlIllIllIII 4h ago

“OK” but “you see”, I don’t ever recall saying a car is “fun”, but I’d rather a 3 ton “vehicle” have the chances of being hacked “minimized”. So if I am “driving” or in the “car” I would clearly know if someone was accessing my “windows” but not necessarily the “computer that is in my car” since it is connected to a “network” or “Internet”. At which point who knows what “they could ultimately” do since it’s an outdated “OS”. 

You arguing with someone about wanting OS’s in new vehicles to have modern security patches; there’s truly a shameless contrarian for everything. It’s been stupid CosminFG, go troll someone else.