Security News > 2018 > November > Bleedingbit: Critical vulnerabilities in BLE chips expose millions of access points to attack
2018-11-01 15:00
Armis today announced the discovery of two critical vulnerabilities in Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) chips made by Texas Instruments (TI) and used in Cisco, Meraki and Aruba wireless access points, called Bleedingbit. If exploited, they allow an unauthenticated attacker to break into enterprise networks undetected, take over access points, spread malware, and move laterally across network segments. Neither of the vulnerabilities can be detected or stopped by traditional network and endpoint security solutions. Bleedingbit vulnerability … More → The post Bleedingbit: Critical vulnerabilities in BLE chips expose millions of access points to attack appeared first on Help Net Security.
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