Bluetooth Flaw Allows Hacking Android Smartphones (But Don't Panic)
A bug made it possible to use the Bluetooth of an Android smartphone to install malware. But it is already fixed, and was, in any case, relatively difficult to set up. This is a critical flaw! Which also allows you to spread malware on your Android smartphone! Even though both of these alerts are true, don't worry. As usual in the cybersecurity information circuit, the flaw was discovered and repaired before it was even made public. You just need to keep your smartphone up to date to protect yourself from it. That's not all: the cybersecurity researchers who discovered it have not made public their method of exploiting it. There is therefore no indication that thugs know how to take advantage of this flaw. And even if it allows for highly developed attacks, it is actually complicated to set up. A POWERFUL ATTACK ... Thanks to this flaw, a hacker can go through the Bluetooth of an Android smartphone to install malware, remotely, and discreetly....