Update: Whether AirDrop is vulnerable to this exploit is unclear, but the odds are against it. See the update at the end. Two newly-discovered Bluetooth security flaws allow attackers to hijack the ...

Nokia has admitted that some of its Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones are vulnerable to "bluesnarfing", which is where an attacker could read, modify and copy a phone's address book and calendar without ...

Michael Ciarochi used to see Bluetooth as just a convenient way to hook up a keyboard to a laptop or PDA at HomeBanc Mortgage, where he’s senior WAN/security engineer. That was until he got a shipment ...

Much of the Bluetooth wireless security model is optional but network executives should start setting policies for handling the short-range radio technology, according to new Gartner Inc. research. A ...

Bluetooth is a short-range wireless technology that connects various devices and allows restricted types of ad hoc networks to be fashioned. The main difference between Bluetooth and other wireless ...

Researchers find four flaws in the BlueSDK Bluetooth stack They can be chained into the "PerfektBlue" RCE attack Multiple car vendors are allegedly affected Security researchers have discovered four ...

Security experts at the Computer Security and Industrial Cryptography research group (COSIC) are warning of a serious Bluetooth security vulnerability that could affect millions of headphones, ...

Editor’s note: Updated 12/1/23 with a statement from Bluetooth SIG. The academic research institution Eurecom has discovered security holes in the Bluetooth wireless standard that could allow a threat ...

After two Israeli researchers published a paper earlier this month explaining how security mechanisms in short-range wireless Bluetooth technology could be quickly undermined, members of the Bluetooth ...

Two newly discovered Bluetooth security flaws pose a significant threat to devices using Bluetooth 4.2 to 5.4, spanning from late 2014 to the present. These vulnerabilities, collectively known as ...

Potential security risks posed by the Bluetooth wireless technology are prompting some IT managers to rein in use of Bluetooth-equipped mobile phones and PCs on their networks. Bluetooth vendors are ...