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.

  • TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org
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    18 days ago

    I use it at work to clone a customer’s proximity card when I work in their building so they don’t have to leave me theirs to get around. The one legitimate use I found.

    I guess being able to trigger the customer service announcement without having to find a button in a store is nice.

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        18 days ago

        That’s probably debatable, if they have permission. They probably shouldn’t have been given permission, but that’s a separate issue

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          18 days ago

          I usually do it when we take over a customer’s access control system and we have half their doors on the new system and half in the old still and are migrating them over. I’m an electronic security tech, this is what I do for a living.

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        18 days ago

        le·git·i·mate adjective /ləˈjidəmət/

        1. conforming to the law or to rules.

        “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law” - Aleister Crowley

        seems legit to me…