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Bluetooth Can Be Hacked in Milliseconds

A presentation by Yaniv Shaked and Avishai Wool of Tel Aviv University at MobiSys2005 showed how Bluetooth devices can be hacked, even with security enabled, in 0.6 seconds. A story at TechWeb gives some details and the full paper is also available.

It’s a real shame that things like Bluetooth are aren’t designed with better security in mind from the start. It’s just getting some traction and the convenience is unbelievable.

Posted by on June 17, 2005 1:21 PM

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Comment from Nathan at June 18, 2005 4:23 PM

"It’s a real shame that things like Bluetooth are designed with better security in mind from the start."

You mean __aren't__ designed with better security in mind?

Comment from Phil Windley at June 18, 2005 10:00 PM

Yup, that's what I meant. :-) Corrected.