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.
Question
Which of the following is not a Bluetooth attack?
Options
- ABluesnarfing
- BBluedriving
- CBluesmacking
- DBluejacking
How the community answered
(20 responses)- B95% (19)
- C5% (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.
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.
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.
Bluesmacking is a real Bluetooth denial-of-service attack that sends oversized L2CAP ping packets to crash or freeze a target Bluetooth device.
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/
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