Flaw in 17 Google Fast Pair audio devices could let hackers eavesdrop
TL;DR
A security flaw in 17 Google Fast Pair audio devices, called WhisperPair, allows hackers to eavesdrop via Bluetooth. Hundreds of millions of devices need updates to prevent wireless hacking and tracking.
Source: Engadget
Now would be a good time to update all your Bluetooth audio devices. WIRED reports on a security flaw in 17 headphone and speaker models that could allow hackers to access your devices, including their microphones, and that hundreds of millions of audio devices need a patch to prevent wireless hacking and tracking. The vulnerability stems from a faulty implementation of Google's one-tap (Fast Pair) protocol. Security researchers at Belgium's KU Leuven University Computer Security and Industrial Cryptography group, who discovered the security hole, named the flaw WhisperPair. They say a hacker within Bluetooth range would only require the accessory's (easily attainable) device model number and a few seconds. Full Story