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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.

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[-] cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 123 points 9 months ago

And here I am just using my flipper zero to turn my fan on and off since the remote that came with it sucks.

[-] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 59 points 9 months ago

Same. This whole time I could be driving a new car each day. What a waste.

[-] No1@aussie.zone 2 points 9 months ago

Just go to a car park, close your eyes, spin around 3 times and hit the flipper zero.

It's like a lucky dip!

[-] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 9 months ago

Using NFC amibo codes for freebies in switch Zelda

[-] Sabata11792@ani.social 11 points 9 months ago

I like to hijack the robot vacuum when I go to DnD and ring my parents doorbell when I visit.

[-] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 9 months ago

I'm fond of skipping Kid Rock songs on the local dive bar's touchtunes.

[-] Sabata11792@ani.social 6 points 9 months ago

I would let all the power go to my head with that one. Not that I go outside, let alone to bars.

[-] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 9 months ago

Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do, unless you want to hear Kid Rock butcher Sweet Home Alabama (which itself butchered Werewolves of London, and was only still good because you can hear Van Zandt drop his donuts, goddamn, in the back of the track) for the fourth time tonight.

[-] maccentric@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

Didn’t Sweet home Alabama precede Werewolves of London? Also, what does “drop his donuts” mean in this context?

[-] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago

Yes, which is why it's weird they were able to steal it, gol'dang time travelers. No I wasn't mistaken, time travelers.

"Drop his donuts" means his dough circles fell off a table during the studio recording. You can hear him say "my donuts! Goddamn!" in the back of the track, it's hilarious.

[-] maccentric@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

lol I’ll have to listen for that—I thought it might be some new slang you kids were using that I was unaware of

[-] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 months ago
[-] maccentric@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

Oh yeah, never understood what he was saying 😂

[-] RheumatoidArthritis@mander.xyz 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I tried deciphering this sentence with Dungeons'n'Dragons and Do Not Disturb and neither makes sense

[-] Sabata11792@ani.social 5 points 9 months ago

The physical IRL location where I show up to play Dungeons n Dragons, and not in game. DM's got a robot vacuum.

[-] paraphrand@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

You can get devices that connect to home assistant for that too! (Just a comment, not a suggestion that you are doing anything wrong.)

I do the same with mine. 😜

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