Industry group says long numbers the way forward... Bluetooth, the wireless connection used on PDAs and phones, is not safe unless you use an eight-digit PIN to secure devices, an industry group has ...

Bluetooth, the wireless connection used on PDAs and phones, is not safe unless you use an eight-digit PIN to secure devices, an industry group has warned. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has told ...

A Kickstarter success story, the auris is an ultra compact Bluetooth adapter that promises to bring current iOS device compatibility to docks using Apple's now defunct 30-pin standard, equipment some ...

This blog has featured several stories about “overlay” card and PIN skimmers made to be placed atop Ingenico-brand card readers at store self-checkout lanes. I’m revisiting the topic again because a ...

If there's one thing that has precluded hackers and researchers from finding many bugs in Bluetooth, it's been the $10,000 price tag of the sniffer tools involved. But look out: European researchers ...

In the previous two stories, I documented the damage wrought by an organized crime gang in Mexico that has been systematically bribing ATM technicians to install Bluetooth skimming components that ...

If Bluetooth headsets and mice are decluttering the wiring in your organization, take note: Researchers have unleashed two new Bluetooth hacking tools. One tool -- Hidattack -- let attackers hijack a ...

Igloohome just added another smart lock to its lineup, this time a Smart Padlock that unlocks with PIN codes or Bluetooth keys. The Igloohome Smart Padlock launched an IndieGoGo crowd-funding campaign ...

For the geek on the go, connectivity always has been a hassle. In order to be able to connect to the Internet at all times, one would need to use dial-up or broadband Wi-Fi access through a cellular ...