Nemeski to [email protected]English • edit-22 days agoUndocumented backdoor found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion deviceswww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1183arrow-down12cross-posted to: technologyhomeassistant[email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1181arrow-down1external-linkUndocumented backdoor found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion deviceswww.bleepingcomputer.comNemeski to [email protected]English • edit-22 days agomessage-square32fedilinkcross-posted to: technologyhomeassistant[email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•2 days agoAm I misunderstanding the article? It seemed to imply remote intrusion required either Bluetooth proximity, or physical USB access.
minus-squareFermiverselinkfedilink13•2 days agoCorrect, but as bluetooth is possible over a certain range, “drive by attacks” might be possible.
minus-squareThe_DecryptorlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 day agoThe “attack” is from the host side, any remote attack is theoretical and would depend on exploiting the software on the host first to then gain access to the BT chip.
Am I misunderstanding the article? It seemed to imply remote intrusion required either Bluetooth proximity, or physical USB access.
Correct, but as bluetooth is possible over a certain range, “drive by attacks” might be possible.
The “attack” is from the host side, any remote attack is theoretical and would depend on exploiting the software on the host first to then gain access to the BT chip.