"Security: Canada declares Flipper Zero public enemy #1 - car-theft crackdown" - Article

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A humble hobbyist device
The push to ban any of these tools has been met with fierce criticism from hobbyists and security professionals. Their case has only been strengthened by Trudeau’s focus on Flipper Zero. This slim, lightweight device bearing the logo of an adorable dolphin acts as a Swiss Army knife for sending, receiving, and analyzing all kinds of wireless communications. It can interact with radio signals, including RFID, NFC, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or standard radio. People can use them to change the channels of a TV at a bar covertly, clone simple hotel key cards, read the RFID chip implanted in pets, open and close some garage doors, and, until Apple issued a patch, send iPhones into a never-ending DoS loop.
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The most prevalent form of electronics-assisted car theft these days, for instance, uses what are known as signal amplification relay devices against keyless ignition and entry systems. This form of hack works by holding one device near a key fob and a second device near the vehicle the fob works with. In the most typical scenario, the fob is located on a shelf near a locked front door, and the car is several dozen feet away in a driveway. By placing one device near the front door and another one next to the car, the hack beams the radio signals necessary to unlock and start the device.


Also mentions other car theft methods: rolljam, CAN injection attack, & finding laptops stored in trunks using bluetooth
https://arstechnica.com/security/20...lipper-zero-device-in-crackdown-on-car-theft/
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:rolleyes: do they really think it'll stop thiefts ?

It's a nice piece of hardware that can be very helpful if for some reason your charging card (for instance) doesn't work any more.
 

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people are not stealing cars with the Flipper Zero. It does not defeat rolling code security. Some intern in Ottawa probably came up with this ban. Makes them look like somewhat less than a sophisticated first-world national government.
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