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October 14, 2005

BlueSniper Rifle

Filed under: News, Hacking, Lifestyle Computing, Bluetooth, Bluesnarfing — Matthew Sweet @ 5:44 pm

John Hering, a student at the University of Southern California, has developed a tool that exploits unsecured Bluetooth devices. He calls it the “BlueSniper rifle” and it has a range of over a mile, well beyond the 300 foot maximum range of Bluetooth. Yet another reason to develop a security policy around the use of these devices in the workplace, just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t Bluesnarfing you!

Read the full article and listen to an interview with John Hering

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