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Bluesnarfing
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Bluesnarfing

To copy address information from a person's Bluetooth phone in the vicinity. The object exchange (OBEX) protocol used in Bluetooth was designed to let users easily send each other business card data without authentication. Bluesnarfers exploit this vulnerability to extract proprietary data from Bluetooth users. See Bluejacking and Bluespamming.



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The most popular attack, Bluesnarf, enables hackers to steal users' calendars, contact lists, e-mail or text messages.
The devices launched 180 BlueJack attacks and 15 BlueSnarf attacks, both enabling unauthorized users to gain access to the devices for potentially harmful purposes, including downloading address books, email and capturing other corporate information.
 
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