Don't get bluetooth hacked

More than five billion new Bluetooth devices will be shipped this year, adding to the billions of devices already in use and making it a target for fraudsters.

[johnurban]

My phone tells me when a device wants to pair with it

[DJapan]

People with smart watches need Bluetooth on all the time.

[elyt]

Well here we are. Bluetooth is now freaking dangerous.
Apple & Samsung... it's time to get the headphone port back!

[Jimd]

NO ONE is ever turning off Bluetooth 😭 We need that to listen to music and connect to certain apps 😒

[drunkensquirrel]

Some people have to use Bluetooth 24/7 to pair life saving medical devices these days. It's scary & there's no way around it yet.

[SunsetSemaphores]

Turn Bluetooth and WiFi off when you go into a big box store. Large merchants use your proximity to make modes about shopping habits. Apparently this is completely legal without consent.

[pleiadiblu]

Why would you pair your device with another device you do not know what it is??

[Killer_Turnip]

Bluesnarfing is quite possibly the weirdest term I've even heard

[johnurban]

You really have to listen to the way they are wording this story. If you get a lot of pairing requests or they are trying to send you files or your phone is obsolete then yes you could get hacked. Lots of stuff left out of this story

[Nolemonpledge]

Basically don't use your modern phone. Back to flip phones.
Where are the manufacturers doing? Nothing I'm sure.

[pedalingprospector]

My pacemaker is connected to my phone by Bluetooth and my phone is connected to my cardiologist's office by Wi-Fi 😢

[GaryNichols]

Bluetooth is how my hearing aids connect to my phone. I can't shut it off.

[icedragon]

Basic tech security, don't pair to random things lol. This isn't a real threat, jeez.

[Calicat]

Turn off Bluetooth in public?? How am I supposed to use my AirPods and avoid interaction with strangers???

[HiThisIsMine]

I got bluejacked the other day and then ended up with a serious case of blueballs

[motleyassortment]

Why these criminals don't have anything better to do then hack people's device?

This is the reason why I want to learn computer programming, so I can write codes to fight back!

[Quantum-Bullet]

Also uses more battery so if you don't need it, turn it off.

[purrtylilkbearmama]

I knew the technology is not safe after technology was created.

[marineforce]

so their solution is to turn off bluetooth in the places where you actually need to USE bluetooth?

[colorexploit]

But A lot of folks use Bluetooth when they're listening to podcasts or music at the gym or jogging outside.