Tuesday, February 10, 2004
Bluetooth Phones Vulnerable to Snarfing
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "ARTICLE" @ 09:00 AM
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/wireless/0,39020348,39145881,00.htm
I thought this would be of interest since a lot of us carry a bluetooth phone to enable mobile wireless access with our PDAs and even laptops. "A serious Bluetooth security vulnerability allows mobile phone users' contact books to be stolen. You've heard of bluejacking - now meet 'bluesnarfing.' A security flaw has been discovered in Bluetooth that lets an attacker download all contact details along with other information from a vulnerable phone, while leaving no trace of the attack. Bluesnarfing is said to affect a number of Sony Ericsson, Ericsson and Nokia handsets, but some models are at greater risk because they invite attack even when in 'invisible mode' -- in which the handset is not supposed to broadcast its identity and should refuse connections from other Bluetooth devices."
Nice. :roll: The Nokia 6310, 6310i, 8910 and 8910i models are at greatest risk, so I'm glad my 3650 isn't on that hot list but I still don't feel real safe. There is more detailed information here. I feel a bluetooth rant coming on... :grinning devil:
I thought this would be of interest since a lot of us carry a bluetooth phone to enable mobile wireless access with our PDAs and even laptops. "A serious Bluetooth security vulnerability allows mobile phone users' contact books to be stolen. You've heard of bluejacking - now meet 'bluesnarfing.' A security flaw has been discovered in Bluetooth that lets an attacker download all contact details along with other information from a vulnerable phone, while leaving no trace of the attack. Bluesnarfing is said to affect a number of Sony Ericsson, Ericsson and Nokia handsets, but some models are at greater risk because they invite attack even when in 'invisible mode' -- in which the handset is not supposed to broadcast its identity and should refuse connections from other Bluetooth devices."
Nice. :roll: The Nokia 6310, 6310i, 8910 and 8910i models are at greatest risk, so I'm glad my 3650 isn't on that hot list but I still don't feel real safe. There is more detailed information here. I feel a bluetooth rant coming on... :grinning devil:
