Bluesnarfing tools 'spreading quickly'
News Bluesnarfing is a method of hacking into a Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone and copying its entire contact book, calendar or anything else stored in the phone's memory. An MP has called for mobile phone manufacturers to make a greater effort and fix...
[February 16, 2004, 12:30]
Bluesnarfing tools 'spreading quickly'
Talkback Surely it's only Managing Directors (who don't know how to use them) and "luddites" who wander around with Bluetooth enabled and full discoverable to other devices, or am I being a tad cynical here ?
[February 17, 2004, 14:33]
Bluesnarfing tools 'spreading quickly'
Talkback Where are all these tools you're talking about? The most I can find is that AL Digital has resisted releasing the tool.
[February 16, 2004, 21:30]
Bluesnarfing tools 'spreading quickly'
Talkback i'd rather not have a phonebook on my phone than go without bluetooth.www.blueserker.com
[February 16, 2004, 14:10]
Bluesnarfing tools 'spreading quickly'
Talkback I believe that there is a good protective measure on the market. When you want to ensure maximum protection, use an E2X bag. They are at www.e2xgear and originate from technology used to counter electronic espionage efforts directed against the US...
[April 24, 2004, 20:06]
Nokia admits multiple Bluetooth security holes
News 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 leaving any trace of the intrusion.
[February 9, 2004, 16:50]
Bluetooth phones at risk from 'snarfing'
Talkback I am a senior student at The College of Computer Science & Engineering and my senior project on "bluesnarfing". I`ve been searching many sites on bluesnarfing & bluejacking but I couldn`t find source codes of any.
[October 7, 2004, 19:16]
Symantec warns users over Bluetooth security
News Any potentially valuable information stored on a phone, such as address books, calendars, email and text messages, are at risk in a bluesnarfing attack," Ooi said. Bluesnarfing, however, is a more dangerous technique that can allow a malicious...
[September 21, 2007, 9:52]
Nokia releases 'invisible' Bluetooth security fix
News In February, Nokia and Sony Ericsson admitted that some of their Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones were vulnerable to "bluesnarfing", in which an attacker can read, modify and copy a phone's address book and calendar without leaving any trace of the...
[July 22, 2004, 14:35]
Bluetooth phones at risk from 'snarfing'
News The new exploit is called bluesnarfing. Bluesnarfing is said to affect a number of Sony Ericsson, Ericsson and Nokia handsets, but some models are at greater risk because they invite attack even when in 'invisible mode' -- in which the handset is...
[February 9, 2004, 13:15]
Bluejacking spawns 'toothing' on trains
Talkback Most of the hype in the press is outrageous (including claims of bluesnarfing from 300ft - i feel lucky if i can get a bluetooth connection within 10 for goodness sake! What absolute rubbish - Jon is clearly full of wishful delusional thoughts...
[April 19, 2004, 14:17]
Year-old Bluetooth vulnerability invites mobile worm
News They could combine the bluesnarfing technique to automatically accept a Bluetooth file offering," said Hyppönen. For the past year, mobile phone vendors have been trying to fix several Bluetooth security vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to...
[August 3, 2004, 13:40]
Nokia to secure high-end phones
News Additionally, in July, Nokia released a software upgrade for its Bluetooth-enabled phones that are vulnerable to what is called "bluesnarfing," a trick that allows an intruder to read, modify and copy the calendar and contacts on a phone without...
[August 25, 2004, 11:35]
PC: Hey, your mobile's being stolen!
News Leaving Bluetooth switched on can place devices at risk of Bluesnarfing -- a technique in which an attacker reads, modifies and copies a phone's address book and calendar without leaving any trace of the intrusion.
[July 7, 2004, 12:40]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog We've had our Bluesnarfing scares in London, it's true, and if you do a scan in any reasonably crowded place you'll find a scattering of people with their connections active. Monday 27/2/2006 It's time to reveal the latest threat to the moral...
[March 3, 2006, 17:00]
Defeating the Hacker review
Reviews This book is 'non-technical', and so lacks coverage of more arcane topics such as using VPNs to secure wireless connections from notebooks and other devices into the company network, additional risks with Bluetooth such as Bluesnarfing, and how to...
[March 30, 2006, 10:00]
