This might be ridiculous for someone who has invested in a cheap Bluetooth lock for their convenience, easy and quick purpose. But the attack on Bluetooth Lock was real. So let’s know how it is possible and what the other apparatus is affected by these hacking problems.
Bluetooth 4 or Bluetooth Smart or Bluetooth Low Energy is the most leading and emerging protocol specially designed for connecting the IoT devices, medical equipment, Smart homes, and security. When you have entered the Bluetooth lock, almost all of the bolts have become vulnerabilities through Bluetooth since vulnerabilities have a real impact or problem on our digital and physical security.
DEF CON is one of the coolest latest hacks. This year had an uptick in IoT (Internet of Things) devices and ways to hack them. We are not the only people facing this problem; there are lots of looking at the Bluetooth lock hack. And it is found that around 75% of them are hacked. The locks were found from companies like BlueLock, Kwikset, Noke, August, BitLock, and QuickLock.
Now, let’s know how to hack a Bluetooth lock:
Anthony Rose and Ben Ramsay did an excellent job for documenting the hacks and contacting the manufacturers, besides there are also many researchers who have tackled this problem.
- Look for plaintext passwords
- Replay the signal
- Man in the Middle
Locks are not just only the Bluetooth devices shown to be vulnerable, but here is a list of some of the methods which are found to be susceptible:
- Cars
- Teakettles and coffee machines
- Medical Devices
- Fitness Trackers
Although you saw some of the devices vulnerable, that is your responsibility to know does it correctly works or not and complain about your problem to respected authorities.