Bluetooth Vulnerabilities and Attacks

Question 1

What is Bluetooth?

Answer 1

Wireless technology for short-distance data exchange between fixed and mobile devices without needing an internet connection

Question 2

What is Insecure pairing?

Answer 2

Occurs when Bluetooth devices establish a connection without proper authentication

Question 3

What is Device Spoofing?

Answer 3

Occurs when an attacker impersonates a device to trick a user into connecting

Question 4

What are On-path attacks?

Answer 4

Exploits Bluetooth protocol vulnerabilities to intercept and alter communications between devices without either party being aware

Question 5

What is Bluejacking?

Answer 5

Sending unsolicited messages to a Bluetooth device

Question 6

What is Bluesnarfing

Answer 6

Unauthorized access to a device to steal information like contacts, call logs, and text messages

Question 7

What is Bluebugging?

Answer 7

Allows attackers to take control of a device’s Bluetooth functions

Question 8

What is a Bluesmack?

Answer 8

Denial-of-service attack by overwhelming a device with data, causing it to crash or become unresponsive

Question 9

What is Blueborne?

Answer 9

Spreads through the air to infect devices without user interaction