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.">

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Home / Cell phones More Bluetooth phones Bluesnarfable By 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.     SUBSCRIBE RSS   |   YouTube   |   Facebook   |   Twitter SMARTPHONES HOTTEST   TOP-RATED   COMING SOON TOP STORIES Droid 3 by Motorola Review   Top 5 Big Screen Phones   Top 5 4G Phones - Summer 2011 Hottest Upcoming Phones   Top 10 T-Mobile Phones   Top 10 Verizon Wireless Phones NEW REVIEWS Motorola Droid 3 T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide Samsung Gravity Smart Motorola Xprt HTC HD7S Samsung Exhibit 4G HTC EVO 3D Pantech Crossover HTC Sensation 4G RESOURCES EXPERT GUIDES   PRODUCT GUIDE   SIDE-BY-SIDE MOBILITY HEADLINES Android 4 Breaks New Ground (Part 6)   Android 4 Breaks New Ground (Part 5)   Android 4 Breaks New Ground (Part 4)   Android 4 Breaks New Ground (Part 3)   Android 4 Breaks New Ground (Part 2) Android 4 Breaks New Ground (Part 1) iPhone 4S Gets Official Release Date iPhone 5 Predicted As Sprint Exclusive Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Offers Super AMOLED Plus Magic MOBILITY EDITION Check out infoSync Mobility, where you'll find in-depth coverage from the mobile world.   PHOTOGRAPHY EDITION Check out infoSync Photography, where you'll find in-depth coverage from the photo world.   GADGETS EDITION Check out infoSync Gadgets, where you'll find in-depth coverage from the world of gadgets.   DIGITAL HOME EDITION Check out infoSync Digital Home, where you'll find in-depth coverage from the CE world.

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