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Flipper Zero, Car Thieves, and a Brewing Security Crisis: What’s Really Going On? (www.carsandhorsepower.com)
submitted 5 days ago by Changelin@discuss.tchncs.de to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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.

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[–] Broken@lemmy.ml 15 points 4 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.