Hundreds of Millions of Audio Devices Need a Patch to Prevent Wireless Hacking and Tracking

Flaws in how 17 models of headphones and speakers use Google’s one-tap Fast Pair Bluetooth protocol have left devices open to ...

Your Bluetooth headphones may be at risk of being hacked - here's how to stay protected

ZDNET's key takeaways WhisperPair vulnerabilities impact a protocol for connecting devices and audio products.Attackers can ...
The Next Hint

Google’s Fast Pair Protocol Might Lead to Millions of Hacked Bluetooth Devices!

Another technological blow, ‘WhisperPair,’ makes Bluetooth devices like wireless headphones, earbuds, etc., prone to cyber ...
SiliconANGLE

Critical Bluetooth security flaw discovered in Google, Apple and Linux devices

A newly revealed critical security issue with Bluetooth can potentially allow attackers to take control of Android, Linux, macOS and iOS devices. Detailed by security researcher Marc Newlin on GitHub ...
ZDNet

Experts: Bluetooth security dangers ignored

Former White House cybersecurity adviser Howard Schmidt has warned of the dangers of flaws in Bluetooth protocols, claiming these vulnerabilities are unrecognized. Schmidt, who is a board member for ...
Yahoo

Actually, Kamala Is Right. Bluetooth Is a Risk

A report that Vice President Kamala Harris is so “Bluetooth-phobic” that she avoids using wireless headphones ignited a snark-a-thon on social media on Monday, but digital security experts—and the U.S ...
EDN

Rappore unveils controller with Bluetooth protocol stack

Looking to give product developers a simpler way to implement Bluetooth communications, Rappore Technologies Inc rolled out its Bluetooth-on-Chip technology this week at the Intel Developer Forum ...
EDN

Implementing Bluetooth in an Embedded Environment

Bluetooth is essentially a detailed specification forshort-range wireless communications using the unlicensed industry,scientific, and medical (ISM) 2.4 GHz radio band. AlthoughBluetooth technology is ...