Update: Whether AirDrop is vulnerable to this exploit is unclear, but the odds are against it. See the update at the end. Two newly-discovered Bluetooth security flaws allow attackers to hijack the ...

Nokia has admitted that some of its Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones are vulnerable to "bluesnarfing", which is where an attacker could read, modify and copy a phone's address book and calendar without ...

Security experts at the Computer Security and Industrial Cryptography research group (COSIC) are warning of a serious Bluetooth security vulnerability that could affect millions of headphones, ...

A Dutch journalist revealed a significant operational security gap by mailing a Bluetooth tracker hidden in a postcard to the HNLMS Evertsen, enabling its movements to be monitored for 24 hours. The ...

Michael Ciarochi used to see Bluetooth as just a convenient way to hook up a keyboard to a laptop or PDA at HomeBanc Mortgage, where he’s senior WAN/security engineer. That was until he got a shipment ...

Keeping yourself safe from creeps and hackers is a big job, but certain habits make it easier. Here’s a simple one: Stop giving your phone number to every place that asks for it. Read this tip I put ...

After two Israeli researchers published a paper earlier this month explaining how security mechanisms in short-range wireless Bluetooth technology could be quickly undermined, members of the Bluetooth ...

Editor’s note: Updated 12/1/23 with a statement from Bluetooth SIG. The academic research institution Eurecom has discovered security holes in the Bluetooth wireless standard that could allow a threat ...