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Hacker reveals how to unlock shopping carts with just your smartphone

Friday August 22, 2025. 07:52 PM , from BoingBoing
Ever been frustrated by a locked shopping cart? A security researcher has revealed how to hack those remote-controlled cart wheels using just your smartphone. The discovery, presented at DEFCON 29, exposes the vulnerability in Gatekeeper Systems wheels commonly used by supermarkets and shopping centers to prevent cart theft. — Read the rest
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