Comments on: The Bluetooth Scam http://www.uberreview.com/2007/01/the-bluetooth-scam.htm An Eclectic Mix Of Gadgets & Wired Madness Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:03:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Crosius http://www.uberreview.com/2007/01/the-bluetooth-scam.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5717 Crosius Mon, 15 Jan 2007 18:18:48 +0000 http://www.uberreview.com/2007/01/the-bluetooth-scam.htm/#comment-5717 I understand how you can find phones with discoverable turned on, but how, exactly, do you use a computer to dial a number on the phone without getting the phone owner (mark) to pair with and authorize the "hacking" device? My phone requires typing a confirmation code (on the phone) to pair a device, and then the device must be "authorized" through another onscreen dialog before it can access phone data, or use the phone as a dial-out device. How are these measures bypassed by the hacker? Or is it that only some phones have these two authorization steps? This article is too vague. The solution proposed (turn of Bluetooth) is no solution at all, and given the absence of clear details, may be completely unneccessary. I understand how you can find phones with discoverable turned on, but how, exactly, do you use a computer to dial a number on the phone without getting the phone owner (mark) to pair with and authorize the “hacking” device?

My phone requires typing a confirmation code (on the phone) to pair a device, and then the device must be “authorized” through another onscreen dialog before it can access phone data, or use the phone as a dial-out device. How are these measures bypassed by the hacker? Or is it that only some phones have these two authorization steps?

This article is too vague. The solution proposed (turn of Bluetooth) is no solution at all, and given the absence of clear details, may be completely unneccessary.

]]> By: pzboyz http://www.uberreview.com/2007/01/the-bluetooth-scam.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5704 pzboyz Mon, 15 Jan 2007 11:21:40 +0000 http://www.uberreview.com/2007/01/the-bluetooth-scam.htm/#comment-5704 To be safe from this, you only need to turn off discoverable mode. Another alarmist piece of information from Mr Laurie! Look for the option on your phone that says 'Be Hidden' or 'Not Discoverable' and you will be safe. You do not need as the blond bint says 'To Turn Off the Bluetooth function'. To be safe from this, you only need to turn off discoverable mode. Another alarmist piece of information from Mr Laurie!

Look for the option on your phone that says ‘Be Hidden’ or ‘Not Discoverable’ and you will be safe. You do not need as the blond bint says ‘To Turn Off the Bluetooth function’.

]]> By: Edwin http://www.uberreview.com/2007/01/the-bluetooth-scam.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5702 Edwin Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:38:58 +0000 http://www.uberreview.com/2007/01/the-bluetooth-scam.htm/#comment-5702 Interesting, but so is the comment on this video on youtube: This video shows the typical british media getting something totally wrong. They refer to Bluesnafing as Bluejacking and then also refer it to a scam. Bluejacking is sending anonymous messages in the form of a contact, somestimes a text file on html phones. ITS NOT WHAT THIS VIDEO CLAIMS IT TO BE. I wonder... Interesting, but so is the comment on this video on youtube:

This video shows the typical british media getting something totally wrong. They refer to Bluesnafing as Bluejacking and then also refer it to a scam. Bluejacking is sending anonymous messages in the form of a contact, somestimes a text file on html phones. ITS NOT WHAT THIS VIDEO CLAIMS IT TO BE.

I wonder…

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