A newly discovered critical vulnerability in the Bluetooth software stack has the potential to expose billions of devices to hacking. Detailed by researchers at Purdue University, the new ...

When you use your phone to unlock a Tesla, the device and the car use Bluetooth signals to measure their proximity to each other. Move close to the car with the phone in hand, and the door ...

Bluetooth is one of the most popular short-range wireless communications technologies in use today and is built into many types of devices, from phones, smartwatches and TVs to medical equipment and ...

Billions of Bluetooth-enabled devices -- including laptops, smartphones, TVs, smart watches, and automobile audio systems -- are vulnerable to attacks that would let intruders take control of the ...

A new security flaw affects billions of devices -- with a "b" -- and anything that can communicate with the Bluetooth protocol. Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android products are all affected. Share on ...

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Security researchers have discovered eight vulnerabilities — codenamed collectively as BlueBorne — in the Bluetooth implementations used by over 5.3 billion devices. Researchers say the ...

Meet the BlueBorne attack vector; patch or turn off Bluetooth, as this is a wormable threat that spreads through the air without requiring user interaction. What spreads through the air, is invisible ...

With Bluetooth set to roll out in masses this year, interoperability is again at the forefront of designers' minds. Clearly, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has spent a significant amount ...

Bluetooth 4.1, due out by the end of the year, will directly connect devices to cloud services. Bluetooth is commonly used for wireless connectivity of mobile devices and PCs over short distances. The ...

Nordic Semiconductor, a global leader in low-power wireless connectivity solutions, today unveils its new entry-level, ultra-low-power Bluetooth® Low Energy (LE) Systems-on-Chip (SoCs) – the ...