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What is 'Bluesnarfing'? The cyber attack that puts your personal and banking data at risk

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Keeping Bluetooth on your mobile phone in public places such as airports, shopping malls, restaurants or public transport may pose a risk to our security and personal data, but what are the consequences of Bluesnarfing? What is Bluesnarfing and how does it work? The National Institute of Cybersecurity of Spain, revealed that leaving Bluetooth on can make you a victim of “Bluesnarfing”, a scam in which criminals can access the personal and bankin…
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Do you like listening to music in the car?, that certainly involves connecting hands-free, a daily action that involves using Bluetooth, as it is also using hearing aids or sharing files. However, leaving this function on in public places can turn you into a target of a cyberattack or scam known as Bluesnarfing. Continue reading: Do they call you strangers and hang up? It's a fraud called Wangiri How does the Bluesnarfing scam work? Bluesnarfing…

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Keeping Bluetooth on your mobile phone in public places such as airports, shopping malls, restaurants or public transport may pose a risk to our security and personal data, but what are the consequences of Bluesnarfing? What is Bluesnarfing and how does it work? The National Institute of Cybersecurity of Spain, revealed that leaving Bluetooth on can make you a victim of “Bluesnarfing”, a scam in which criminals can access the personal and bankin…

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TV Azteca broke the news in on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
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