A series of major Bluetooth-related security flaws allows attackers to take over devices, spy on data and networks, spread malware and successfully hack even airgapped targets. Victims don’t need to click on links, download malicious files or even be connected to the internet to be impacted. Billions of devices, including smartphones, connected TVs, laptops and watches are impacted. At least two billion such Android and Linux devices are deemed “unpatchable” and will remain vulnerable, according to researchers at Armis, the Israeli security firm where the issue was discovered in early 2017. The weakness is being called “BlueBorne” because it impacts nearly all devices with Bluetooth capabilities. Google, Microsoft and Linux are expected to release patches and announcements on Tuesday to address and secure devices against BlueBorne. For Apple users, the issue has been fixed since iOS 10’s release in Sept. 2016. BlueBorne constitutes eight zero-day vulnerabilities, four of which are deemed critical. Beyond Tuesday, […]
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Security company Armis has found a collection of eight exploits, collectively called Blueborne, that can allow an attacker access to your phone without touching it. The attack can allow access to both computers and phones as well as IoT devices. “Armis believes many more vulnerabilities await discovery in the various platforms using Bluetooth. These vulnerabilities are fully operational,… Read More
