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  • Users need refresher on Bluetooth security

    With Bluetooth now a common feature on nearly all new mobile devices, there needs to be greater awareness from users about security problems and vulnerabilities associated with the function, according to industry figures.

  • Handset manufacturers to open Symbian security holes

    The latest version of Symbian's operating system (OS) will do a better job of fighting mobile phone malware such as Cabir, but handset manufacturers are likely to introduce security holes, a security expert claims.

  • Nokia releases 'invisible' Bluetooth security fix

    Six months after saying the 'bluesnarfing' vulnerability in its handsets wasn't serious enough to fix, Nokia says it has released software upgrades for five of its handsets. They're just a bit hard to find.

  • Bluesnarfing tools 'spreading quickly'

    The software tools required to steal information from Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones are widely available on the Web, and knowledge of how to use them is growing, according to a researcher.

  • Nokia: Bluetooth flaw gnaws at phone security

    Nokia has confirmed that some of its Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones are vulnerable to "bluesnarfing," in which an attacker exploits a flaw to read, modify and copy a phone's address book and calendar without leaving any trace of the intrusion.

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