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Nokia Admits Multiple Bluetooth Security Holes

Posted by timothy on from the oops dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Nokia has admitted that four of its handsets (6310, 6310i, 8910 and 8910i) have multiple security vulnerabilities that can allow an attacker to read, edit and copy the contacts and calendar entries using Bluetooth. This admission comes after a ZDNet UK article published earlier today. the spokesperson advises customers to switch off Bluetooth in public places!" For more information, see the bluesnarfing site pointed out by reader profet.

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  1. DARLIN' GOATSE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I knew a guy named goatse
    I guess you could say he was a sex fiend
    I met him in a hotel lobby
    Masturbating with a magazine
    He said how'd you like to waste some time
    And I could not resist when I saw little goatse grind

    He took me to his castle
    And I just couldn't believe my eyes
    He had so many devices
    Everything that money could buy
    He said sign your name on the dotted line
    The lights went out
    And goatse started to grind

    The castle started spinning
    Or maybe it was my brain
    I can't tell you what he did to me
    But my body will never be the same
    His lovin' will kick your behind
    Oh, he'll show you no mercy
    But he'll sho'nuff sho'nuff show you how to grind

    Darlin' goatse

    Woke up the next morning
    Goatse wasn't there
    I looked all over and all I found
    Was a phone number on the stairs
    It said thank you for a funky time
    Call me up whenever you want to grind

    1. Re:DARLIN' GOATSE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Don't worry. The authorities should have no problem tracking down Goatse by the phone number he gave you. But you must tell the police exactly what happened! Don't miss any details, they might be important! You have to be very strong now, I wish you all the best for your future.

  2. Bluetooth? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Here's a dysphemism for you: POO TOOTH
    Thanks
    - #Teens4Christ

  3. Re:Nokia Admitting Something by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm Swiss, you disgusting little pile of crap!

  4. Re:I SPEAK OF SCIENCE!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yeah, dwarfed only by the fat, dick loving, shit eating, hairy midget porn consuming Americunts.

  5. But can you by the+real+darkskye · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    use bluetooth exploits to make the battery zplode?

    Cruel and sadistic? No brother its just helping evolution along a bit ...

    --
    Music is everybody's possession.
    It's only publishers who think that people own it.
    Fuck Beta
    ~John Lenno
  6. Re:Important note: by cozziewozzie · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Mobile phones are great. Sure, you don't need all the fancy 3d-games and some ridiculous functionality, but they're very useful for a number of things:

    - phone/address books
    - alarm clock (for when you're travelling)
    - calender
    - reading email on the go

    All this in a very small device which still fulfills its primary purpose: making phone calls. In many European countries, you can also use phones to:

    - pay for parking (convenient!)
    - get the timetable for the next bus connection
    - get the cinema programme per SMS...

    Of course, if you start using the web, there's plenty more that you can do. For most of these things, a PDA would have to use your mobile anyway, so there's no need for buying an extra device. Mobiles are cool, get over it.

  7. Old news, slow day for ZDNET by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I gues ZDNET editors have a very slow day. This was in the news five months ago, and was then discarded as theoretical vulnerability.

    You have to be at least 10m from the subject and not moving. Then you have to fumble with a handheld or computer to this thing to work. Very visible.

    Nope, slow news day on ZDNET.