Canada to ban the Flipper Zero to stop surge in car theftswww.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/canada-to-ban-the-flipper-zero-to-stop-surge-in-car-thefts/
889 sats \ 4 comments \ @DEADBEEF 9 Feb security
The Canadian government plans to ban the Flipper Zero and similar devices after tagging them as tools thieves can use to steal cars.
The Flipper Zero is a portable and programmable pen-testing tool that helps experiment with and debug various hardware and digital devices over multiple protocols, including RFID, radio, NFC, infrared, and Bluetooth.
Users have been demonstrating Flipper Zero's features in videos shared online since its release, showcasing its capacity to conduct replay attacks to unlock cars, open garage doors, activate doorbells, and clone various digital keys.
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731 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 9 Feb
Banning these tools instead of mandating good security practices will surely make Canada more secure /s
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @wingalt 10 Feb
Has the Canadian government just advertised to the world how to steal cars? How many people knew about this before the ban?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DEADBEEF OP 11 Feb
Streisand effect in action…
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @geeknik 11 Feb
There is zero evidence the Flipper Zero is being used to steal cars, and even if they were, who wants to steal cars that are a decade old? 🤣
Way easier ways to steal a car these days, like a stealth repo rig in the bed of a pick-up truck.
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