A group of researchers have learned about some faults within Google\u2019s Fast Pair technology. Fast Pair allows users to connect with Bluetooth devices on Android and ChromeOS with a single tap.<\/p>\n
The researchers, from Belgium\u2019s KU Leuven University, learned that this technology can enable hackers to connect with earbuds, headphones and speakers from devices like Sony, Anker and Nothing. The new hack is called \u2018WhisperPair.\u2019<\/a> These hackers are able to take control of speakers and microphones, or even track a target\u2019s location. And, even if you\u2019re an iPhone owner and not using Fast Pair technology, hackers are still able to gain access to the technology.<\/p>\n The researchers say that it\u2019s very quick to gain control of a vulnerable Fast Pair device at ranges up to 14 meters. Once a hacker has gained access, they can stop the stream, play audio of their own, track the user or listen through the victim\u2019s microphone.<\/p>\n Hopefully, Google makes an update sooner or later to protect its users, but until then, I\u2019ll probably avoid the devices on this list.<\/p>\n You can learn a full list of vulnerable devices on the project\u2019s website.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Source: Wired<\/a>, Via: Arstechnica<\/a><\/p>\n MobileSyrup may earn a commission from purchases made via our links, which helps fund the journalism we provide free on our website. These links do not influence our editorial content. Support us here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A group of researchers have learned about some faults within Google\u2019s Fast Pair technology. Fast Pair allows users…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":414522,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[49,48,192,174247,61],"class_list":["post-414521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-google","tag-google-fast-pair","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=414521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414521\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/414522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=414521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=414521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=414521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}