Bugs in billions of WiFi, Bluetooth chips allow password, data theft


Researchers at the University of Darmstadt, Brescia, CNIT, and the Secure Mobile Networking Lab, have published a paper that proves it’s possible to extract passwords and manipulate traffic on a WiFi chip by targeting a device’s Bluetooth component.

Modern consumer electronic devices such as smartphones feature SoCs with separate Bluetooth, WiFi, and LTE components, each with its own dedicated security implementation.

However, these components often share the same resources, such as the antenna or wireless spectrum.

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Source: Bleeping Computer