Apple Fixes Bug Allowing Flipper Zero to Lock Up iPhones

[nylonsteel]

looks like a game controller or vintage portable mp3 player

 

[Earendil]

How are people in good conscience defending this thing as "just a tool?" That's insane. It's not a normal tool of the trade like a screwdriver that can be misappropriated as a weapon. It's something designed to steal from, annoy, disrupt, or otherwise harm those deemed "not smart enough" to spend their lives building intricate security plans for their homes and property.

You’re wrong, and know nothing about how RFIDs can be used. Thats just the small bit I know. I see others here have spelled out their own legitimate use cases.

And No, it’s not a normal tool of the trade like a screwdriver. It’s a tool like a reciprocating saw, a port scanner, or a turbo.

You might be happy sitting in your 100hp NA car thinking ports are where ships go and using a nail file on the lock you lost the key to. But some of us actually know all the uses for a tool, and are okay with them being used for good purposes.

Same thing with guns. Total ban? No. Mandatory training, restrictions on who and what can be bought and in what time frame, as well as harsher punishments for misuse? Sure.

 

[matsan]

Bugs and exploits like this is what's being used when hacking into a computer or a phone. Given the discussions on governments' "right" to hack computers and phones (and complaints they are too "secure") it makes me wonder if this was a back-door being found by accident. Given the right exploit (shared with the law enforcement authorities) this maybe could have gained access to the phones?

 

[matsan]

Bugs and exploits like this is what's being used when hacking into a computer or a phone. Given the discussions on governments' "right" to hack computers and phones (and complaints they are too "secure") it makes me wonder if this was a back-door being found by accident. Given the right exploit (shared with the law enforcement authorities) this maybe could have gained access to the phones?

Replying to myself for some help from the community: a couple of months ago I read a very detailed article about (white hat) hackers attacking macOS based on a discovery of a crash when putting a paper-weight on the Return key at the login-screen? Does this ring a bell to someone here and have you saved the link to this article?

 

[grantew1]

There are two types of flipper people.

1) They use it once and don't use it again
2) They have their flipper for sale, without even using it.

 

[DeepIn2U]

Wow, this device could be really useful for my crimes hobbies. 🤔

Wow you're just finding out about this? Lol

This is just the surface of what this beauty can do!

Still I never thought I'd see this on macrumors so I have a surprised giggle

 

[DailySlow]

Where do you buy this flipper

This just in (Dec 19) from Virginia...https://www.arlnow.com/2023/12/19/__trashed-8/?fbclid=IwAR1DakjIsmD311fAb9wFdrZZbaTbSVKzMtuBHxBPS-fnjI9E5_5X2g5lqHM

 

[Apollo68]

someone used something like this to get into my building, steal packages and break into my cars. caused thousands $$ of damage and weeks of not having cars because he busted the windows and damaged the doors.

buddy, it sounds more like they used a crowbar. Stop with the alarmist crap please. The end result here is a good thing, and penetration testing is crucial for pointing out vulnerabilities in a system. Saying that owning one of these makes someone a criminal is farcical.