Researchers disclosed a bevy of Bluetooth vulnerabilities Tuesday that threaten billions of devices from Android and Apple smartphones to millions of printers, smart TVs and IoT devices that us the short-range wireless protocol. Worse, according to researchers at IoT security firm Armis that found the attack vector, the so-called “BlueBorne” attacks can jump from one […]
Security researchers used the recent Def Con hackers’ convention to show just how easily some Bluetooth-based smart locks can be opened. Researchers Ben Ramsey and Anthony Rose of Merculite Security took a look at 16 smart locks from companies such as Ceomate, Elecycle, iBlulock, Mesh Motion, Okidokey, Plantraco, Quicklock, and Vians. Ramsey and Rose discovered that […]
Researchers at Context Information #security have demonstrated how easy it is to monitor and record #bluetooth Low Energy signals transmitted by many #mobile phones, wearable devices and iBeacons, including the iPhone and leading fitness monitors, raising concerns about #privacy and confidentiality. The researchers have even developed an #android app that scans, detects and logs wearable devices. […]
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