BlueBorne

BlueBorne

BlueBorne refers to a vulnerability in Bluetooth technology that can be exploited by attackers to remotely control or extract data from devices that have apprehensive implementations of Bluetooth, including Linux devices, Android devices, Amazon and Google home devices. This vulnerability allows an adversary to spread malware to vulnerable phones and tablets located within the vicinity of an infected device, simply by walking in the vicinity.From: Managing Security Services in Heterogenous Networks [2020], Privacy risk in contact tracing systems [2023]

Bluetooth: State of the Art, Taxonomy, and Open Issues for Managing Security Services in Heterogeneous Networks

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Published in N. Jeyanthi, Kun Ma, Thinagaran Perumal, R. Thandeeswaran, Managing Security Services in Heterogenous Networks, 2020

J. Indumathi, J. Gitanjali

BlueBorne – A BlueBorne attacker exploits apprehensive implementations of Bluetooth on most platforms (Linux devices, Android devices, Amazon and Google home devices) to control or extract data remotely [BlueBorne].

Privacy risk in contact tracing systems

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Published in Behaviour & Information Technology, 2023

Janine L. Spears, Ali Padyab

Security weaknesses in an app user’s device (e.g. unpatched operating system; outdated security software; etc.) may render both the user and his or her proximity contacts’ devices open to attack. For example, the BlueBorne vulnerability in Bluetooth enables an adversary to spread malware to vulnerable phones and tablets located within the vicinity of an infected device, e.g. simply by walking in the vicinity (Armis 2020).

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