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Bluetooth seems to be a hackers dream

Discussion in 'Computers and Gaming' started by Lilac Wine, Mar 5, 2019.

Discuss Bluetooth seems to be a hackers dream in the Computers and Gaming area at TalkCeltic.net.

  1. Lilac Wine

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    I love Bluetooth and it's ease of use but I heard about vulnerabilities so I had a gander as I have a few financial apps on my Android phone. It's mental how many flaws there are.

    Not trying to freak anyone out as so far everything appears to be ok.

    It does make for some scary reading though, being able to use up all your data and capture passwords.

    If your phones latest update isn't February 2019 then this is what we might be at risk of.

    My last update was August :39:

    https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/02/07/android_january_patches/

     
  2. Bunk Moreland

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    Almost all technology is the same with regards to vulnerabilities. Hackers find them and exploit them, the creators then patch the software to nullify it and so the cycle continues indefinitely. Even previously claimed "unhackable" devices like the PlayStation 3 were eventually jailbroken.