Which attack involves unauthorized access to or theft of information from a Bluetooth device?

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Options

• ABluesnarfing
• BBluejacking
• CMan-in-the-Middle
• DWar driving

• A
  90% (19)
• C
  5% (1)
• D
  5% (1)

Explanation

Bluesnarfing specifically refers to unauthorized access to or theft of data from a Bluetooth-enabled device - such as contacts, messages, or files - without the owner's knowledge or consent, making A the correct answer.

Bluejacking (B) is a distractor because it involves sending unsolicited messages to nearby Bluetooth devices (like spam), not stealing data - it's annoying but not a data theft attack.

Man-in-the-Middle (C) is a broader network attack where an attacker intercepts communication between two parties; it's not Bluetooth-specific and doesn't describe direct device data theft.

War driving (D) involves scanning for vulnerable Wi-Fi networks from a moving vehicle - it's a wireless attack, but targets Wi-Fi, not Bluetooth.

Memory tip: Think of "snarfing" as "scarfing down" (stealing/consuming) data - a Bluetooth snarf steals your stuff. Bluejacking = junk mail (sending), Bluesnarfing = stealing (taking).

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