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Security focus had an interesting article on Wireless hacking the other day, it was interesting because it talked about a newer wireless technology called bluetooth and not 802.11b (which is common in wireless computers). Bluetooth is increasingly being embedded in cars, phones, and laptops.

“With a reach of about two meters, Bluetooth scanning isn’t going to pick up a laser printer in the office building across the street, but it might find targets in nearby pockets and purses. “If that two meters is on a train where you’ve got lots of people around you with laptops, cell phones and PDAs, that’s a lot of targets to go after,” says Whitehouse.”

This opens up an entire world of security issues. Imagine being in a city like Tokyo or Seoul, areas famous for cell phone and technology usage. You can pretty much predict what brand cell phone people on a train in Tokyo will be using since there are only one or two major manufacturers. This makes attack so much easier. Spammers could grab a users cell phone address book and spam their contact list, pranksters could make everyones phone ring at the same time. Plenty of interesting things you could do.

The article is here http://www.securityfocus.com/news/5896

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