Collaborate Disseminate
I am theoretically thinking about automatically unlocking the house door via smart phone. Without the need to fiddle with the smart phone (opening an app, pressing a button).
There is a commercially available locking/unlocki… Continue reading Securely determine my smart phone’s position (in front of the door)
Researchers from the Argus Research Team found a way to hack into the Bosch Drivelog ODB-II dongle and inject any kind of malicious packets into the CAN bus. This allowed them to, among other things, stop the engine of a moving vehicle by connecting to the dongle via Bluetooth.
Drivelog is Bosch’s smart device for collecting and managing your vehicle’s operating data. It allows a user to connect via Bluetooth to track fuel consumption and to be alerted when service is necessary. It was compromised in a two stage attack. The first vulnerability, an information leak in the authentication process, …read more
Continue reading OBD-II Dongle Attack: Stopping a Moving Car via Bluetooth
We are developing an embedded system which communicates with patient monitor system.
The embedded system runs on Keil RTX RTOS.
THe mode of communication between the embedded system and the patient monitor is Bluetooth.
Let’s say I have the following scenario. I have QR Code, Eddystone and/or NFC which contains IP address, with which, my client side application communicates. Let’s say this IP address can vary from user to user (or let’s say … Continue reading Protecting QR Code, Eddystone and NFC against spoofing
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news Continue reading News in brief: bid to upgrade Pluto; Nest cameras vulnerable to attack; Google rolls out location sharing
Google Nest’s Dropcam, Dropcam Pro, Nest Cam Outdoor and Nest Cam Indoor security cameras can be easily disabled by an attacker that’s in their Bluetooth range, a security researcher has found. The vulnerabilities are present in the latest firmware version running on the devices (v5.2.1). They were discovered by researcher Jason Doyle last fall, and their existence responsibly disclosed to Google, but have still not been patched. The vulnerabilities The first two flaws can be … More → Continue reading Burglars can easily make Google Nest security cameras stop recording
FM reception spotty? Try Spotify instead. The post Review: Tivoli Audio Model One Digital appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading Review: Tivoli Audio Model One Digital
Can BLE U2F security keys used on Chrome for macOS/Windows for any site supporting U2F USB keys as a second factor?
What sites/apps can I use NFC/BLE U2F keys for on NFC-supporting Android smartphone?
Specifically interest… Continue reading Where can I use BLE/NFC U2F device?
Can BLE U2F security keys be used on Chrome for macOS/Windows for any site supporting U2F USB keys as a second factor?
What sites/apps can I use NFC/BLE U2F keys for on NFC-(and BLE-)supporting Android smartphone?
Specific… Continue reading Where can I use BLE/NFC U2F device?
I constantly get bluetooth patches in Windows 10.
However I see no new features, bluetooth is just bluetooth, how many possible patches do they need to push to reach a mature protocol. There’s no UI, there’s no innovation, i… Continue reading Is Bluetooth a secure protocol?