Canada declares Flipper Zero public enemy No. 1 in car-theft crackdown : technology

[-] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 0 points 9 months ago

Sounds like buying a bunch of Flipper Zero devices and selling them on the street corner is a great investment opportunity

[-] Mango@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago

WTB.

I'm in the US. PM me with your scalper prices.

[-] InfiniWheel@lemmy.one -3 points 9 months ago

Can you even buy these without ending up on a list somewhere? Since its only sold online this feels like the kind of thing that gets you on a list

[-] Mango@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Ok I see why you guys might think this guy is being dumb, but having spent some time on Agora with all the honey pots, it's not too crazy.

That said, it's probably much less likely here my dude.

[-] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 months ago

Only because Canada doesn't actually give a shit about car theft. If they did, this would be a very obvious honey pot.

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[-] GilgameshCatBeard@lemmy.ca -5 points 9 months ago

Why is that shit even legal?

[+] doctorcrimson@lemmy.today -6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I could care less about cars, but this thing has hacked glucose pumps and led to a St Jude's pacemaker recall, so fuck em. People can have their toys back after manufacturers of literally everything are better regulated. Until then, it's a weapon.

[-] vox@sopuli.xyz 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

it can't do anything a rooted phone can't.
most features don't even require root (like android allows direct control over the ir blaster)

[-] doctorcrimson@lemmy.today -1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Then why weren't glucose pumps and pacemakers being targeted by phones before these Flipper Zero started trending?

[-] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Who says they weren't?

[-] doctorcrimson@lemmy.today -1 points 9 months ago

I did, just now, are you going to argue my point or not?

[-] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago

It's not my job to prove your statement correct. That's not how debate works. It's your claim, it's your responsibility to underpin it.

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[+] Clbull@lemmy.world -7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

This is about more than just cars. Anything that uses RFID, NFC, etc, such as an employee badge or even contactless credit/debit card payments, are vulnerable to such an attack.

Jason Thor Hall (ex-Blizzard employee) explains how such things can be used in social engineering attacks. A Proxmark is a similar device to the Flipper Zero.

Regardless of whether it's open source hardware/technology, should we be authorising sales of such prebuilt devices for $170 which can allow the average Joe to break into an office or steal a car?

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