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7 New Bugs in Bluetooth Let Hackers Impersonate As Legitimate Device & Launch DDoS Attacks

The Carnegie Mellon CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) has reported 7 security flaws in Bluetooth that allow attackers to impersonate as legitimate devices and launch DDoS attacks. In total seven vulnerabilities were revealed, including the vulnerabilities affected during device pairing and provisioning to join a mesh network. Researchers at the French National Agency for the Security of Information Systems (ANSSI) discovered and reported the vulnerabilities to the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (Bluetooth SIG) The vulnerabilities are affecting the Core Specification 5.2, and Mesh Profile 1.0.1.”]

Source: https://gbhackers.com/7-new-bugs-in-bluetooth-let-hackers-impersonate-as-legitimate-device-launch-ddos-attacks/

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