New Way To Crack Secure Bluetooth Devices

moon_monkey writes "Cryptographers have discovered a way to hack Bluetooth-enabled devices even when security features are switched on, according to a report from New Scientist.com. The discovery may make it even easier for hackers to eavesdrop on conversations and charge their own calls to someone else's cellphone. From the article: 'Our attack makes it possible to crack every communication between two Bluetooth devices, and not only if it is the first communication between those devices,'"

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[brontus3927]

It's not automatic, but with social engineering, it might as well might me. Most people won't even blink when the message appears on the screen asking for their PIN.

I wonder if cell-phone companies will start having to provide fraud protection to protect if your phone is used fraudulently, like credit-card companies do.