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312-50V10 · Question #742

Which of the following is not a Bluetooth attack?

The correct answer is B. Bluedriving. Bluedriving is not a recognized Bluetooth attack; the other three - Bluejacking, Bluesnarfing, and Bluesmacking - are well-documented Bluetooth-specific attack techniques.

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Question

Which of the following is not a Bluetooth attack?

Options

  • ABluesnarfing
  • BBluedriving
  • CBluesmacking
  • DBluejacking

How the community answered

(20 responses)
  • B
    95% (19)
  • C
    5% (1)

Why each option

Bluedriving is not a recognized Bluetooth attack; the other three - Bluejacking, Bluesnarfing, and Bluesmacking - are well-documented Bluetooth-specific attack techniques.

ABluesnarfing

Bluesnarfing is a real Bluetooth attack in which an attacker gains unauthorized access to data such as contacts, emails, and calendar entries on a victim's device by exploiting the OBEX protocol.

BBluedrivingCorrect

Bluedriving is not an established Bluetooth attack technique in security literature or certification curricula. The term does not correspond to a defined method of exploiting Bluetooth protocols, making it the answer to 'which is NOT a Bluetooth attack.' The legitimate attacks in the other choices each exploit specific Bluetooth features: message injection, unauthorized data access, and denial of service.

CBluesmacking

Bluesmacking is a real Bluetooth denial-of-service attack that sends oversized L2CAP ping packets to crash or freeze a target Bluetooth device.

DBluejacking

Bluejacking is a real Bluetooth attack that sends unsolicited messages or vCards to nearby Bluetooth-enabled devices, often used for spam or social engineering.

Concept tested: Identifying valid versus invalid Bluetooth attack types

Source: https://www.bluetooth.com/learn-about-bluetooth/key-attributes/bluetooth-security/

Topics

#Bluetooth attacks#Bluesnarfing#Bluejacking#wireless attack types

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