New hack cracks ‘secure’ Bluetooth devices
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Think that your bluetooth device is secure? Think again!
Cryptographers have discovered a way to hack Bluetooth-enabled devices even when security features are switched on. The discovery may make it even easier for hackers to eavesdrop on conversations and charge their own calls to someone else?s cellphone.
They demonstrated the hack can work out the link key in just 0.06 seconds on a Pentium IV-enabled computer, and 0.3 seconds on a Pentium-III. ?This is not just a theoretical break, it?s practical,? says Schneier.
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