While Bluetooth has revolutionized hands-free communications, it is not without its faults, particularly in regards to security. Bluetooth has a history of vulnerabilities that continues to put corporations at risk of a major security breach. The vulnerabilities provide an entry point for attackers to read encrypted conversations, disable and/or deadlock devices, and even remotely take over devices.
Dangers of Bluetooth Attacks
There have been many noteworthy Bluetooth vulnerability discoveries in recent years and the sophistication of the attacks will only evolve. Disturbingly, hackers no longer need to be nearby the devices to carry out their exploits.
Bluetooth was designed for short-range communications, but because they contain radios, cyber thieves can exploit a system remotely and then leverage that system’s Bluetooth interface to launch an attack. In this capacity, it is possible for an attacker to not only run these attacks remotely while in close proximity, but also co