An underground market offers custom Flipper Zero firmware that intercepts and clones vehicle key fob radio signals, enabling unlocking of Ford, Audi, Volkswagen, Subaru, Hyundai, Kia, and other models. The firmware patches are sold commercially but cracked versions are spreading, increasing access. The technique requires owning a Flipper Zero and acquiring firmware, and available devices may only unlock doors rather than start engines. Comparable past radio relay and cloning attacks targeted Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis vehicles, prompting automakers to offer paid security fixes. Wider distribution of the code could expand theft risk and mimic prior mass-theft incidents.
404 Media has a report out about an underground software market that enables the Flipper Zero to be used to unlock a wide variety of vehicles, including Ford, Audi, Volkswagen, Subaru, Hyundai, Kia, and several other models. The hack works by intercepting and cloning a key fob's radio signal using custom firmware built for the Flipper Zero, a handheld device designed for analyzing and testing wireless communication protocols.
This isn't the first time that radio attacks have been used to steal cars. Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis vehicles are under attack in the UK from thieves using a GameBoy-like device to unlock and start cars without a key. The automaker is selling a security fix to customers for £49 ($65). "Kia Boys will be Flipper Boys by 2026," Cody Kociemba, a reverse engineer who goes by the handle Trikk and who has cracked some of the software, told 404 Media.
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