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.

  • Frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    17 hours ago

    It’s not like keys were some kind of unbreakable security, either. In fact, I think their shitty electronic security is actually an improvement.

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      14 hours ago

      I’ma be honest, a wedge, a puffy bag, and a fancy stick is like $20 at every auto store and works just as well on those fancy doors as it does on keyed ones. If someone wants in they’ll get in.

      At least the electronic ones ostensibly can’t be hotwired though, supposedly. Not sure how much I believe that though.

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      16 hours ago

      Jimmying a lock is a lot more skill and effort than vaguely waving a device in the general vicinity of a car.

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        13 hours ago

        Not really. A lot of those locks were breakable by jamming a screw driver in.

        Edit: this thing works on replay attacks. At a minimum, you have to catch the signal while the owner presses the button.