Taming the Blue Beast: A Survey of Bluetooth Based Threats

  • Authors:
  • John Dunning

  • Affiliations:
  • Virginia Tech

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Security and Privacy
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

Bluetooth has become a prominent technology since its public debut in 1998, finding its way into everything from Blackberry smart phones to Samsung home theaters to the Toyota Prius and millions of other devices worldwide. This growth has also made Bluetooth a prime target for hackers. This article presents a taxonomy for threats against Bluetooth-enabled devices, a discussion of several of these threats, and steps for threat mitigation.