Bluetooth Vulnerability Impacts Billions of Devices | BrakTooth | Sync Up With Rocket IT
Bluetooth allows us to quickly connect headphones, keyboards, and gaming controllers to our computers. And now, thanks to a new vulnerability named BrakTooth, it also provides hackers with a means to exploit the wireless connectivity of nearly one billion devices. But with most modern tech now being Bluetooth capable, which of your devices are potentially impacted?
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In this episode, you’ll hear about:
How BrakTooth can freeze a device or send malicious viruses to computers
The devices impacted by BrakTooth’s Bluetooth vulnerability
How BrakTooth can be used to listen in on phone calls
The equipment needed to complete the Bluetooth hack
Why some manufacturers have yet to patch the Bluetooth vulnerability
How to secure you computer’s Bluetooth connection