Bluetooth Vulnerability Impacts Billions of Devices | BrakTooth | Sync Up With Rocket IT

Bluetooth allows us to quickly connect headphones, keyboards, and gaming controllers to our computers. And now, thanks to a new vulnerability named BrakTooth, it also provides hackers with a means to exploit the wireless connectivity of nearly one billion devices. But with most modern tech now being Bluetooth capable, which of your devices are potentially impacted?

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In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• How BrakTooth can freeze a device or send malicious viruses to computers
• The devices impacted by BrakTooth’s Bluetooth vulnerability
• How BrakTooth can be used to listen in on phone calls
• The equipment needed to complete the Bluetooth hack
• Why some manufacturers have yet to patch the Bluetooth vulnerability
• How to secure you computer’s Bluetooth connection