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Inside the Underground Trade of ‘Flipper Zero’ Tech to Break into Cars (www.404media.co)
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The tech used here is the popular Flipper Zero, an ethical hacker’s swiss army knife, capable of all sorts of things such as WiFi attacks or emulating NFC tags. Now, 404 Media has found an underground trade where much shadier hackers sell extra software and patches for the Flipper Zero to unlock all manner of cars, including models popular in the U.S. The hackers say the tool can be used against Ford, Audi, Volkswagen, Subaru, Hyundai, Kia, and several other brands, including sometimes dozens of specific vehicle models, with no easy fix from car manufacturers.

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[–] pepperprepper@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Thought cars were bad, not sure many people have an understanding of how our emergency broadcasts and alerts work. US needs some huge infrastructure updates.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Can you be more specific? It’s not like you’re the first person to think about the nefarious uses of emergency alerts.

[–] pepperprepper@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I dont want to be too specific, there is a reason, I work with radio infrastructure quite a bit. A lot of these systems hide behind obscurity alone. Not great against national actors that may want to do harm.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

Wow yes you’re very smart for knowing that unencrypted radio is unencrypted.