Bluetooth Should Be Turned Off

Editorials News | Feb-19-2020

Bluetooth Should Be Turned Off

Bluetooth is a wireless technology that helps to create a connection with other devices like speakers, earphones, phones, tablets, laptops. You can also transfer files from one device to another. Also, we can play the game with the help of Bluetooth.
Updates are always cherished by us, whether it is on a social media platform or in technology like mobile phones. Security researches at ERNW, an independent IT security service provider based in Heidelberg, Germany have detected that data can be steeled from Android users with the help of Bluetooth.
A remote attacker who is nearby can silently accomplish arbitrary code with the advantage of Bluetooth daemon only when the Bluetooth is on, Android 8.0-9.0. To hack the data only the Bluetooth MAC address of the target devices has to be known. The Bluetooth MAC address can be deduced from the Wi-Fi MAC address, for some devices. This attempt can steal all the personal data and can spread malware (short distance Worm).
Full details are not provided yet, but to escape from this attempt install February 2020 security patch.
For Android 10 users, the updated version you are safe whether it is phone and tablets.
For Android 9 users just keep the Bluetooth off and it is not a very easy task to detect Bluetooth MAC address.
Versions of Android before 8 have to be alert as Blue Frag will not be fixed.
Affected devices have either lost software updates or don’t receive them.

By: Suvarna Gupta

Content: https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/02/08/bluefrag-security-vulnerability-allows-code-execution-over-bluetooth-on-some-android-devices/


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