Category: Bluetooth
Bluespammer Bluecasting Responds to Us with the “She Asked for It” Defense
Bluecasting has been accused of Bluetooth spamming, and tries to explain why what they do is different.
Walkman Phones are Here
In case you haven’t heard, Sony Ericsson has recently announced their line of Walkman Phones (cellphones) including both the ‘candy bar’ (non-flip, buttons on the front) style w800, and the swivel version (the top swivels up to reveal the keypad) w600. They have also just announced a w550 for Europe…
A Rose by Any Other Name: Bluespamming Cast as Bluecasting
Call it what you like, the act of transmitting a message, image, sound, or any other data, to someone’s Bluetooth device via that Bluetooth, without their permission, is spamming – Bluespamming to be precise – pure and simple. (It’s also Bluejacking.) However, that’s not what a company which mega-band Coldplay…
What is Bluejacking?
Aunty has had several people ask her recently what “Bluejacking” is. Bluejacking is really just another name for Bluespam, or for what the Car Whisperer does. Wikipedia defines “Bluejacking” as “the sending of unsolicited messages over Bluetooth to Bluetooth-enabled devices such as mobile phones, PDAs or laptop computers.” This also…
The Car Whisperer: Eavesdrop On and Take Part In Nearby Bluetooth Conversations (a/k/a Bluejacking)
Meet the Car Whisperer. We told you it could happen. Remember the BlueSniper “Rifle” which could sniff out and Bluejack Bluetooth devices up to a half-mile away? And the Bluetooth Bluespam being sent to movie-goer’s phones? [Oh sure, the company called it “ringtones” and “wallpaper”, but we all know better.]…
Doombot.A Delivers CommWarrior.B to Bluetooth Smartphones
While consumers, and indeed the online security industry, have typically not paid much mind to warnings of nasties being sent to or through a Bluetooh device, experts are warning that this needs to change. Case in point: the newly discovered Doombot.A, which carries with it CommWarrior.B, which sends itself out…
Bluetooth Spam Assaults Moviegoers – Say Hello to Bluetooth Promotional Kiosks and Bluespam
If you go to a movie in New York, San Francisco or Los Angeles, that vibration you feel in your pocket may not be someone trying to pick your pocket (or, hey, something else) but may be a bluetooth promotional kiosk in the movie lobby sending something to your cell…
Bluejacking with the BlueSniper Bluetooth Hacker “Sniper Rifle” Can Sniff Bluetooth Devices Up to 1/2 Mile Away
The BlueSniper Bluetooth sniffing and hacking “sniper rifle” is truly the Bluetooth hacker’s Bluetooth hack. Equipped with a yagi antenna, and powered by a little bitty Gumstix motherboard, the BlueSniper can detect vulnerable Bluetooth devices up to a kilometer away. A Bluejacker’s paradise. In addition, the BlueSniper, developed by Los…
The Ultimate Phone Camera: Bluetooth Remote Control Robot Camera
The Bluetooth robot camera, controlled by your Bluetooth phone, is here! Forget about upskirting or videoing yourself with your camera phone while having sex, now you can send your new Bluetooth robot phone camera to do the job! Dubbed ROB-1 by its maker, Sony Ericsson, the new robot camera can…
People Tapping Into Your Home Wifi? Paint Your House!
Are you worried about your neighbors tapping in to and using your home wireless computer network? Or, worse, about wardrivers hijacking your wifi and using it to send a run of spam? Well, a Sunnyvale, California company has a suggestion for you: paint your house. “But,” you whine, “my problem…
