On Wednesday, the U.S. CERT (Computer Emergency Readiness Team) decided the Bluetooth security risk was serious enough to publish a security advisory about it.
“Depending upon how it is configured, Bluetooth technology can be fairly secure,” the advisory said. “Unfortunately, many Bluetooth devices rely on short numeric PIN numbers instead of more secure passwords or passphrases.”
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