Your car could be at risk – new Flipper Zero craze sees car thieves use cheap hacking device, and there's no easy fix

Flipper Zero home screen.

• A $199 hacking device is reportedly being used to steal cars
• Specially-developed patches allow thieves to exploit security vulnerabilities
• Widespread attacks have affected Kia and Hyundai models in the past

Update August 28, 2025: Flipper Devices got in touch with us to note that it's published this blog post on the issue, and also gave us this statement.

"We are not aware of any officially confirmed cases of theft using a Flipper Zero. The device has limited functionality and can’t be used as a repeater to attack keyless entry systems. It doesn’t have the hardware to suppress the radio signals, which would be necessary to crack systems that properly utilize rolling codes.