Cybersecurity experts say high-profile politicians, like Harris, and other VIPs, might want to skip on Bluetooth.
“She has conversations every day that could potentially be used by those in the business of listening.”
They then extracted information, including corporate credentials.
Of course, a criminal needs to be up close to hack a Bluetooth connection.
Such attacks are usually carried out within Bluetooth range, which is about 30 feet.
Getting that close to the vice president isn’t easy.
Given the political and security stakes, Harris is probably wise to keep her Bluetooth connection turned off.
Most people, however, don’t have to go to the trouble.
Miller notes that a person is only as vulnerable as their data is valuable.
Obviously, that’s not the key in of conversation you’d want a stranger eavesdropping on.
But it’s lower stakes than national security.
Turn off Bluetooth when you’re not using it.
