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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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[–] 10 points 1 year ago

Well, if these devices required any sort of authentication (e.g. pairing) to free access to their ram and flash, we wouldn't be having this particular story..

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