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Zero-day: Bluetooth gap turns millions of headphones into listening stations (www.heise.de)
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The Bluetooth chipset installed in popular models from major manufacturers is vulnerable. Hackers could use it to initiate calls and eavesdrop on devices.

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[–] 21 points 1 year ago (8 children)

So how do you determine if your headphones have the vulnerable chip in them?

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  • [–] 55 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    The flaws, discovered by German cybersecurity firm ERNW and first reported by Heise Online, affect dozens of headphone models from brands such as Sony, JBL, Bose, and Marshall, with no comprehensive firmware fixes available yet.

    • Sony WH-1000XM4/5/6, WF-1000XM3/4/5, LinkBuds S, ULT Wear, CH-720N, C500, C510-GFP, XB910N
    • Marshall ACTON III, MAJOR V, MINOR IV, MOTIF II, STANMORE III, WOBURN III
    • JBL Live Buds 3, Endurance Race 2
    • Jabra Elite 8 Active
    • Bose QuietComfort Earbuds
    • Beyerdynamic Amiron 300
    • Jlab Epic Air Sport ANC
    • Teufel Airy TWS 2
    • MoerLabs EchoBeatz
    • Xiaomi Redmi Buds 5 Pro
    • earisMax Bluetooth Auracast Sender

    ERNW emphasizes that this is only a partial list.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Sony WH-1000XM4/5/6

    I don't have one of those, but they're pretty popular as headphones with good ANC.

    Jlab Epic Air Sport ANC

    I do have those, though.

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