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Flipper Zero, Car Thieves, and a Brewing Security Crisis: What’s Really Going On?
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this post was submitted on 09 Sep 2025
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They're $200, no?
Yeah, they cost $200. Unless this guy has a hookup 👀
It's a 3$ esp32 with a 3d printed case and a 1$ LCD
https://github.com/flipperdevices/flipperzero-firmware
https://github.com/djsime1/awesome-flipperzero
But the firmware that can do this:
A) Still desyncs your real fob
B) Still has to read a signal from the fob, you'd have to do that before your OG broke.
C) Costs like $2000, is serial locked to two flippers, and is being sold sketchily by a guy recently released from prison who has no accountability not to scam you.
The original Kickstarter price was around 120