Bakelite to the Future – A 1950s Bluetooth Headset

A decade ago, [Jouke Waleson] bought a Dutch ‘model 1950’ PTT (The Dutch Postal Service) rotary-dial telephone of presumably 1950s vintage manufactured by a company called Standard Electric, and decided it …read more Continue reading Bakelite to the Future – A 1950s Bluetooth Headset

Bluetooth Bug Opens Devices to Man-in-the-Middle Attacks

The “BLURtooth” flaw allows attackers within wireless range to bypass authentication keys and snoop on devices utilizing implementations of Bluetooth 4.0 through 5.0. Continue reading Bluetooth Bug Opens Devices to Man-in-the-Middle Attacks

Poking Around the Wide World of Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a technology with a very interesting history. When it first came around in the late 1990s, it promised to replace the mess of wires that was tucked behind every desk of the day. Unfortunately, the capabilities of early Bluetooth didn’t live up to the hype, and it never …read more

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