Security News

Wireless ‘BlueBorne’ Attacks Target Billions of Bluetooth Devices
2017-09-12 13:00

Bluetooth attack vector, dubbed ‘BlueBorne’, leaves billions of smart Bluetooth devices open to attack including Android and Apple phones and millions more Linux-based smart devices.

BlueBorne: Critical Bluetooth Attack Puts Billions of Devices at Risk of Hacking
2017-09-12 10:11

If you are using a Bluetooth enabled device, be it a smartphone, laptop, smart TV or any other IoT device, you are at risk of malware attacks that can carry out remotely to take over your device...

Bluetooth now supports mesh networking, ideally suited for building automation (Help Net Security)
2017-07-19 13:31

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced today that Bluetooth technology now supports mesh networking. The new mesh capability enables many-to-many (m:m) device communications and is...

LinkedIn U-turns on Bluetooth-enabled 'Tinder for marketers' (The Register)
2017-04-21 15:48

Google Nest: Unpatched bug lets intruders use Bluetooth to stop cameras recording (ZDNet)
2017-03-21 12:48

Nest CCTV cameras can be easily blacked out by Bluetooth burglars (The Register)
2017-03-21 01:33

Yes, Unicorns With Bluetooth Problems Really Do Exist (InfoRiskToday)
2017-03-01 12:09

Smash up your kid's Bluetooth-connected Cayla 'surveillance' doll, Germany urges parents (The Register)
2017-02-17 20:23

Fresh Bluetooth Developer Toolkit line tackles IoT security, interoperability (Help Net Security)
2016-09-22 12:00

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) released several updates to its developer toolkit line-up, which enables developers to build smarter when creating things like mobile apps and low-cost...

Hands-on: Blue Hydra can expose the all-too-unhidden world of Bluetooth (ArsTechnica)
2016-09-12 20:49