[LINK] New hack cracks 'secure' Bluetooth devices

[Frank O'Connor]

Mmmm ...

I've always been skeptical about BlueTooth. AT first it was a 
solution searching for a problem, then it was a problemless solution 
for which no clear standards could be agreed, and then it got 
overtaken by its competitors which offered more bandwidth and 
distance for the same low power buck. In a year or so I would not be 
surprised to see low power WiFi seal its demise.

Factor in all the security scares that have emerged over the last 24 
months and we have a standard in trouble here.

				Regards,


At 7:40 AM +1000 on 4/6/05 you wrote:
>New hack cracks 'secure' Bluetooth devices
>
>Cryptographers have discovered a way to hack Bluetooth-enabled
>devices even when security features are switched on. The trick,
>demonstrated in real gadgets, works by spoofing a device's identity
>and pretending to have forgotten a cryptographic key. The technique
>may allow hackers to eavesdrop on conversations or steal calling
>time.
>
>Click on the link below for the full story on NewScientist.com/news:
>http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7461
>
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