iPhones Vulnerable to Attack Even When Turned Off

Attackers can target iPhones even when they are turned off due to how Apple implements standalone wireless features Bluetooth, Near Field Communication NFC and Ultra-wideband UWB technologies in the device, researchers have found. These features—which have access to the iPhone’s Secure Element SE...

Apple AirTags Are Being Used to Track People and Cars

This development suprises no one who has been paying attention: Researchers now believe AirTags, which are equipped with Bluetooth technology, could be revealing a more widespread problem of tech-enabled tracking. They emit a digital signal that can be detected by devices running Apples mobile...

Bluetooth 安全漏洞

Bluetooth is a short-range wireless technology standard from the Bluetooth Special Interest Group SIG standards organization for exchanging data between fixed and mobile devices over short distances using UHF radio waves in the ISM band from 2.402 GHz to 2.48 GHz, as well as for constructing...

Lock and Code S1Ep11: Locating concerns of Bluetooth and beacon technology with Chris Boyd

This week on Lock and Code, we discuss the top security headlines generated right here on Labs and around the Internet. In addition, we talk to Chris Boyd, lead malware intelligence analyst for Malwarebytes, about Bluetooth and beacon technology. Last month, cybersecurity experts warned the publi...

Apple, Google Team on Coronavirus Tracking – Sparking Privacy Fears

Apple and Google are teaming up to launch technology that traces the spread of the coronavirus, via apps for iOS and Android users. Despite the companies’ insistence that privacy will be “of utmost importance,” some in the security space remain wary of data privacy concerns around the newly...

How bluetooth technology is changing the electric smokers industry

By Owais Sultan In an age where most of us live in apartments that don’t have a backyard or a balcony, grilling meat at home can be an issue. Most smokers need good ventilation for operation and avoiding serious health issues, but electric smokers have been a boon for those living in small condos...

MS11-053: Description of the update for Bluetooth Stack for Windows 7 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2: July 12, 2011

MS11-053: Description of the update for Bluetooth Stack for Windows 7 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2: July 12, 2011 INTRODUCTION Microsoft has released security bulletin MS11-053. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft websites: Home users:...

Ten Years Later, Cabir Worm's Place in History is Unique

It’s difficult to remember now–and seems quaint even if you can recall it–but there was a time in the not-so-distant past when industry analysts and security experts were worried about the coming mobile malware apocalypse. Self-replicating malware would soon be flooding our phones, deleting our...