Nemeski to Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • edit-21 month agoUndocumented backdoor found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion deviceswww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1189arrow-down15cross-posted to: homeassistant@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1184arrow-down1external-linkUndocumented backdoor found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion deviceswww.bleepingcomputer.comNemeski to Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • edit-21 month agomessage-square33fedilinkcross-posted to: homeassistant@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
minus-square@SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•1 month agoAm I misunderstanding the article? It seemed to imply remote intrusion required either Bluetooth proximity, or physical USB access.
minus-squareFermiverselinkfedilink14•1 month agoCorrect, but as bluetooth is possible over a certain range, “drive by attacks” might be possible.
minus-squareThe_DecryptorlinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 month agoThe “attack” is from the host side, any remote attack is theoretical and would depend on exploiting the software on the host first to then gain access to the BT chip.
Am I misunderstanding the article? It seemed to imply remote intrusion required either Bluetooth proximity, or physical USB access.
Correct, but as bluetooth is possible over a certain range, “drive by attacks” might be possible.
The “attack” is from the host side, any remote attack is theoretical and would depend on exploiting the software on the host first to then gain access to the BT chip.