Security Risks in Bluetooth Devices

Musale, Vinayak; Apte, S. S.

doi:10.5120/8003-1308

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“…Table A1 in the Appendix A describes the vulnerabilities and security flaws of Bluetooth devices for different versions [ 18 ]. Few of the known vulnerabilities have been identified by researchers, such as MITM, Bluesmack, battery drain attacks, and backdoor attacks [ 19 ]. Recently, researchers identified the “SweynTooth” vulnerability affecting implantable medical devices (e.g., insulin pumps, pacemakers, and blood glucose monitors) and hospital equipment (e.g., patient monitors and ultrasound machines) that work on BLE [ 20 ].…”

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Secure Bluetooth Communication in Smart Healthcare Systems: A Novel Community Dataset and Intrusion Detection System

Zubair

Ghubaish

Ünal

et al. 2022

Sensors

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Smart health presents an ever-expanding attack surface due to the continuous adoption of a broad variety of Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) devices and applications. IoMT is a common approach to smart city solutions that deliver long-term benefits to critical infrastructures, such as smart healthcare. Many of the IoMT devices in smart cities use Bluetooth technology for short-range communication due to its flexibility, low resource consumption, and flexibility. As smart healthcare applications rely on distributed control optimization, artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning (DL) offer effective approaches to mitigate cyber-attacks. This paper presents a decentralized, predictive, DL-based process to autonomously detect and block malicious traffic and provide an end-to-end defense against network attacks in IoMT devices. Furthermore, we provide the BlueTack dataset for Bluetooth-based attacks against IoMT networks. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first intrusion detection dataset for Bluetooth classic and Bluetooth low energy (BLE). Using the BlueTack dataset, we devised a multi-layer intrusion detection method that uses deep-learning techniques. We propose a decentralized architecture for deploying this intrusion detection system on the edge nodes of a smart healthcare system that may be deployed in a smart city. The presented multi-layer intrusion detection models achieve performances in the range of 97–99.5% based on the F1 scores.

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Secure Bluetooth Communication in Smart Healthcare Systems: A Novel Community Dataset and Intrusion Detection System

Zubair

Ghubaish

Ünal

et al. 2022

Sensors

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“…In this way, unless the owner is actually observing their devices at the precise moment a connection is established, they are unlikely to notice anything unusual, and the attacker may be free to continue to use any resource that a trusted relationship with that device grants access to. This means that not only can data be retrieved from the phone, but other services, such as modems, or Internet, Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) and General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) gateways could be used [37].…”

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25 Years of Bluetooth Technology

2019

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Bluetooth technology started off as a wireless, short-range cable replacement technology but it has undergone significant developments over the last two decades. Bluetooth radios are currently embedded in almost all computing devices including personal computers, smart phones, smart watches, and even micro-controllers. For many of us, Bluetooth is an essential technology that we use every day. We provide an insight into the history of Bluetooth and its significant design developments over the last 25 years. We also discuss related issues (including security) and Bluetooth as a driving technology for the Internet of Things (IoT). Finally, we also present recent research results obtained with Bluetooth technology in various application areas.

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An Augmented Level of Security for Bluetooth Devices Controlled by Smart Phones and Ubiquitous Handheld Gadgets

Sengupta¹,

Sarkar²

2015

IJIEEB

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The enormous growth of smartphones was impelled by the idea to make a mobile phone offer more than just cellular telephony. One of the prime factors that initiated the age of smartphones (e.g. iOS, Android, RIM, etc.) was inarguably the capability of wireless sharing of images, music etc. among the users; which was possible due to Bluetooth Technology (IEEE 802.15). Today customers of the cheapest phone in world demand to have an inbuilt Bluetooth stack. Apart from sharing files, especially media, Bluetooth provides us with a lot more functionality, like streaming audio to a home entertainment system, allowing to share an Internet connection over DUN profile, a remote car locking and security system, a few to mention. Though the IEEE 802.15 stack has its own security mechanism, sometimes a system might require an additional security architecture running collaboratively with the in-built security to authorize an inbound pairing request. A simple example of the authorization paradox is that the standard security mechanism cannot help a Bluetooth system that was paired to multiple devices, to decide which of the paired devices to authorize to execute a certain task. For example, a device may be required to allow a smartphone Bluetooth stack to stream audio but restrict it from transferring files. Here need of a profile specific authorization is felt but it is beyond the scope of IEEE 802.15.To understand it better, let us assume that a home theater system has a Bluetooth link which allows smart phones to stream audio to it over A2D Audio sharing profile. Such a home theater system (e.g. HT-DZ350 by Sony) can be connected to any smartphone and play the streamed music. Each time a device disconnects, the Bluetooth stack resets itself and identity of the Bluetooth stack on the smartphone is lost. Since Bluetooth radio waves can penetrate walls and windows, it may be possible that a neighbor of mine connected her smartphone to the Home theater system and played an unwanted music. Sometimes this can be fatal in some remote controlled instruments unless proper security mechanisms are installed.

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Security Risks in Bluetooth Devices

Cited by 3 publications

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Secure Bluetooth Communication in Smart Healthcare Systems: A Novel Community Dataset and Intrusion Detection System

Secure Bluetooth Communication in Smart Healthcare Systems: A Novel Community Dataset and Intrusion Detection System

25 Years of Bluetooth Technology

An Augmented Level of Security for Bluetooth Devices Controlled by Smart Phones and Ubiquitous Handheld Gadgets

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