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Bluetooth Headphone Flaw Puts Millions of Smartphones at Risk – channelnews

A newly disclosed Bluetooth vulnerability could allow popular wireless headphones and earbuds to be used to spy on users or even hijack paired smartphones, security researchers warn. The flaws affect Bluetooth chips made by Airoha Technology, a major supplier whose system-on-chips are used in products from Sony, Bose, JBL, Marshall, Jabra and others. Impacted models include best-selling devices such as Sony’s WH-1000XM5 and WF-1000XM5, Bose Quie…
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channelnews.com.au broke the news in on Monday, January 5, 2026.
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