Bluetooth Vulnerabilities & Attacks

Question 1

What is Insecure Device Pairing?

Answer 1

Occurs when Bluetooth devices establish a connection without proper authentication

Question 2

What is Device Spoofing?

Answer 2

attacker can impersonate a legitimate Bluetooth device to trick a user into connecting

Question 3

What is an On-Path Attack?

Answer 3

exploits a vulnerability in the Bluetooth communications protocol so that the attacker can intercept and alter the communication between two Bluetooth devices without either party being aware

Question 4

What is Bluejacking?

Answer 4

Attacker will send unsolicited messages to a Bluetooth enabled device as a prank to test the vulnerability of the device without causing serious harm

Question 5

What is a Bluesnarfing attack?

Answer 5

involves the unauthorized access to a device through its Bluetooth connection to steal information like contacts, call logs, and text messages.

Question 6

What is a Bluebugging attack?

Answer 6

Takes a step further than Bluesnarfing by allowing attackers to take control of a device’s Bluetooth functions and potentially use the device to make calls, send text messages, or access the Internet

Question 7

What is a Bluesmack attack?

Answer 7

Bluetooth type of attack that focuses on a denial of service, where an attacker overwhelms a device by sending a large amount of data to cause it to crash or become unresponsive.

Question 8

What is a Bluebourne attack?

Answer 8

target devices via Bluetooth, and it can spread through the air to potentially infect numerous devices within seconds without requiring any intervention from the user.