abwaters 2.0 » Security http://abwaters.com on software development, technology, etc. Sat, 17 Apr 2010 21:34:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Bluetooth not secure! Surprised? http://abwaters.com/2008/01/01/bluetooth-not-secure-surprised/ http://abwaters.com/2008/01/01/bluetooth-not-secure-surprised/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2008 01:12:35 +0000 digg http://abwaters.com/2008/01/01/bluetooth-not-secure-surprised/ I remember when the hoopla was about radio scanners eavesdropping on analog cordless phones. Every new technology seems to introduce a new way to violate our privacy. This little gem seems to allow capturing or recording audio while a bluetooth device is not actually in a call. This would mean that you can eavesdrop from room-to-room or with a laptop, from car-to-car at a stoplight even when someone is not using their bluetooth headset.

Here is a link to a useful collection of bluetooth hacking tools.

http://www.security-hacks.com/2007/05/25/essential-bluetooth-hacking-tools

Here is a link to a video demonstrating the bluetooth hack.

http://www.hackszine.com/blog/archive/2007/12/eavesdropping_on_bluetooth_hea.html

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