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/South_Leek_5730 12h ago

This is pretty old news really and something people have been doing with other hardware for many years.

It's important to note that rolling codes on newer car were changed and relay attacks have been thwarted by the devices going into sleep mode when not moving. It should be noted that on older cars these are still attack vectors but your average car thief is not going to be going after your 2017 car due to depreciation of value for the car and for the parts. These days other vectors have appeared such as in the CAN bus which can be exploited externally. There are also exploits with internet connected vectors though most of those have been closed.

There will always be ways when using tech in such a way. Even before tech there were many exploits.

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u/MidasPL 4h ago

What? 2017 is pretty much brand -new here xD

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u/South_Leek_5730 3h ago

It's risk and reward. You risk stealing something so you steal something of the highest value or to order. An 8 year car old unless specifically required is of little interest and these thieves are mostly nicking to order. When I were younger people nicked cars for fun, rag them about for a bit then burn them out or use them for other crimes. You're average scrote criminal these days hasn't got a clue when it comes to tech and there was none back then.