Daily Wireless. Several new phones have been found to have vulnerabilities in their Bluetooth software that allow malicious users to gain unauthorized access to a Bluetooth device and access a user's phonebook (including pictures, if any), calendar, realtime clock, and the IMEI number used to uniquely identify the phone. The IMEI number can be used to illegally "clone" a handset.

The Sony Ericsson T610 and Nokia 6310i have now been added to the vulnerable list, bringing the total number of known-affected devices up to five Sony Ericsson and five Nokia handsets. Some have other security problems as well, according to watchdog site BlueStumbler.

Until a fix is released from the manufacturer of the handset, the only recourse is to disable "Discoverable" mode on the affected handsets. BlueStumbler reports that there are known exploits that can work even then, however.">
CELL PHONES
» Coming soon
» Top 15
» Best-rated
SMARTPHONES
» Coming soon
» Top 15
» Best-rated
CAMERAS
» Coming soon
» Top 15
» Best-rated
REVIEWS
» Cell phones
» Cameras
» Camcorders
» Archive » Product Guide
» Compare » Expert guides
» RSS & Alerts » Ask The Editors
Home / Cell phones
More Bluetooth phones BluesnarfableBy Larry Garfield, Friday 23 April 2004
"Bluesnarfing", which allows malicious users to connect to Bluetooth-enabled cellular phones and other devices without going through the pairing/authorization process, has become a larger problem, according to Daily Wireless. Several new phones have been found to have vulnerabilities in their Bluetooth software that allow malicious users to gain unauthorized access to a Bluetooth device and access a user's phonebook (including pictures, if any), calendar, realtime clock, and the IMEI number used to uniquely identify the phone. The IMEI number can be used to illegally "clone" a handset.

The Sony Ericsson T610 and Nokia 6310i have now been added to the vulnerable list, bringing the total number of known-affected devices up to five Sony Ericsson and five Nokia handsets. Some have other security problems as well, according to watchdog site BlueStumbler.

Until a fix is released from the manufacturer of the handset, the only recourse is to disable "Discoverable" mode on the affected handsets. BlueStumbler reports that there are known exploits that can work even then, however.


 
 
HOTTEST
Smartphones
 
Cell Phones
 
Upcoming Smartphones
TOP STORIES
Hottest Smartphones Set for November Release
 
Motorola Droid review
 
New Phones That Are Available Now
Upcoming T-Mobile Phones
 
New AT&T Phones
 
Upcoming Sprint Phones
Upcoming Android Phones
 
New HTC phones
 
New Nokia Phones
NEW CELL PHONE RELEASES
Motorola Droid
Samsung Moment
RIM BlackBerry Storm 2
Motorola Cliq
HTC Tilt 2
Sprint Hero
Samsung Intrepid
HTC Imagio
HTC Pure
CELL PHONE RESOURCE CENTER
Expert Guides
 
Advanced Search
 
Side-by-Side
IN-DEPTH REVIEWS
Cell Phones & Smartphones
 
Digital Cameras
 
Camcorders
NOW IN PHONES
Verizon Wireless unveils their Winter selection
 
Samsung Mythic tries to revive AT&T Mobile TV service
 
BlackBerry Bold 9700 review
 
Opera Mobile 10 beta for Symbian S60 Unveiled
 
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Android Smartphone Announced
Motorola Milestone for O2, Vodafone Announced
iPhone Gets Five New EA Mobile Games
What's the best smartphone platform for developers?
Next 25 stories
MUST READ
CELL PHONES
» Coming soon
» Top 15
» Best-rated
SMARTPHONES
» Coming soon
» Top 15
» Best-rated
LAPTOPS
» Coming soon
» Top 15
» Best-rated
CAMERAS
» Coming soon
» Top 15
» Best-rated
INTERNET TABLETS
» Coming soon
» Top 15
» Best-rated
GPS NAVIGATORS
» Coming soon
» Top 15
» Best-rated
HDTVs
» Coming soon
» Top 15
» Best-rated
CAMCORDERS
» Coming soon
» Top 15
» Best-rated
About us | Site map | How to advertise | Feedback | RSS Feeds | | Archive
Copyright 1999-2009 © infoSync World