What is Bluebugging?
Bluebugging is a hacking technique to get access to a device(Mobile phone, Laptop, Tablet, Wears) using BlueTooth wireless technology without the knowledge of the user or giving any alert to them if a hacker or skilled individual is in the range of 10 meters. After gaining access to the user’s device hackers can control the device, read, record, or send messages, or phone calls e.g. Reading OTP from SMS for online transactions.
This is usually happened with users because of a lack of awareness while using it when their device is discoverable or the user is connected with an open internet connection in public places.
How can it affect your device?
This will be harmful when hackers get sensitive pieces of your information, they can demand ransom for deleting it or blackmail you in various ways. Other effects on mobile devices are any unnecessary or unrecognizable alerts or messages may appear, the battery getting drained rapidly without heavy use, manipulating search history or other text messages users send to others, phonebook contacts can be read or written, eavesdropping on phone conversations, connection to the unknown Internet might be made, etc.
The most effective way to get rid of it is to use any anti-virus that can detect these malicious activities or agents and block them.
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