Flipper Zero Car Hacks Exposed: What’s Real and What’s Hype
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Criminals are marketing custom Flipper Zero firmware to unlock cars from Ford, VW, Hyundai, and more. Here’s what’s real, what’s hype, and how automakers are responding.

Underground developers are selling Flipper Zero “car unlock” packages for hundreds of dollars, complete with a PDF listing targeted makes and models and whether the hack enables only door unlocks or full start/drive.

  • Broken@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    2 days ago

    insurance companies need to be holding the car manufacturer’s feet to the fire by not insuring cars

    I agree with the sentiment, but unfortunately that screws over the owners far more and for far longer before it even impacts the car manufacturers.

    Maybe a better attack (aside from government regulations) would be banks to not provide financing for loans to buy those cars. In the end, if the car is stolen they are at a loss so that makes sense.

    People can’t get loans, so don’t buy the risky vehicle. It hurts a little in the now to direct them towards cars that will not be a problem in the future. And the car companies feel the sting of lost sales right away.