The BlueBag Project Current Bluetooth worms pose relatively little danger compared to Internet scanning worms—but things might change soon. The authors’ BlueBag project shows targeted attacks through Bluetooth malware using proof-of-concept codes and devices that demonstrate their feasibility. In this article, we focus on the new risks created by the widespread presence of Bluetooth-enabled devices carrying both potentially sensitive data and vulnerability-prone software. In particular, we show how this mix of technologies could become a vehicle for propagating malware that’s specifically crafted to extract information from smart phones.
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