Critical Bluetooth bug leaves Android users open to attack

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Tomas Foltyn — We Live Security

A critical flaw in Android’s Bluetooth has led users vulnerable to attack by hackers. The vulnerability affects users running Android Oreo (8.0 and 8.1) or Pie (9.0), which accounts for almost two-thirds of Android devices in use. In order for an attacker to exploit one’s data, the attacker must be within close proximity of the targeted device and only needs the device’s Bluetooth MAC address (which can be obtained with the Wi-Fi MAC address). Thus, no user interaction is required as long as one’s Bluetooth is enabled. Google has rated this flaw critical and has begun releasing security updates.

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