Flipper Zero, the ‘master key’ banned by Amazon that hacks from doors to credit cards

2023-04-12 08:28:49

the apparatus Flipper Zero It has been baptized on social networks as the ‘tamagochi of hackers’. His functions include hack wireless devices and access control systems, such as remote controls for gates garage or barriers and can read cards and save them in your memory. All for a small price: $169.

It is for these characteristics that, despite its appeal to many, Amazon has banned its sale. “He loves to hack digital things, such as radio protocols, access control systems, hardware and more” they admit right at the beginning on the website of this “portable multitool”.

As the sellers describe, it reaches a rango sub-1 GHz, used by a wide class of wireless devices and access control systems, such as garage door remote controls, barrier gates, IoT sensors, and remote keyless systems. You can access all of the above if you are at a distance equal to or less than 50 meters.

As for the cardsyou can read the low frequency, the EM-4100 and HID Prox and save them in memory to emulate later. You can also emulate cards by entering their IDs manually and these IDs can be exchanged with other multi-tool users.

Videos are already circulating on Tik Tok that are a mere example of what this device can do. Users can be found teaching how clone your car key to open it once you’re gone and even the home alarm key.

Card data

In addition, there are users who share how easy it is to extract the credit or debit card details. The data it extracts is not complete, but it is necessary to make, for example, a purchase online.

Likewise, low-frequency cards are the most used throughout the world, for example to open hotel doors or enter the workplace, for which they represent a great security breach if anyone with this multitool has access to it.

On the other hand, this device also has beneficial or useful functions such as controlling televisions, air conditioning or different devices found in our homes, so with a single command you can have access to all of them.