Bluetooth Worm?
So I think I got attacked by a Bluetooth worm on my way to work this morning. I was innocently playing solitaire on my Nokia N70 when I got a message prompting me to “accept a message” from “Nokia 6630.” I selected “no” but then the message popped up again, etc… I had a hell of a time trying to get to the menu option to turn Bluetooth off in between getting these message requests. So at minimum it was a “denial of service” type attack and who knows what would have happened had I accepted the message… Scary stuff.
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My old S55 I use every know and then accepts incoming Bluetooth messages automatically. I’ve already received messages with the CommWarrior S60 virus inside (.sis) file several times. It was always the same place though so I guess somebody working there with an S60 mobile had that virus active on his phone. Never figured out who it is. But as long as you don’t hit “accept” at least three times to install the .sis file nothing happens :-)
I think we are going to be seeing more of this happening soon as Bluetooth spamming has just been made legal in the UK!
http://bluetoothinsight.blogspot.com/2007/10/bluetooth-spamming-gets-green-light.html