312-50V11 · Question #511
The following are types of Bluetooth attack EXCEPT_____?
The correct answer is D. Bluedriving. Bluedriving is not a recognized Bluetooth attack type, while the other three choices are documented wireless attack techniques.
Question
The following are types of Bluetooth attack EXCEPT_____?
Options
- ABluejacking
- BBluesmaking
- CBluesnarfing
- DBluedriving
How the community answered
(28 responses)- B7% (2)
- C4% (1)
- D89% (25)
Why each option
Bluedriving is not a recognized Bluetooth attack type, while the other three choices are documented wireless attack techniques.
Bluejacking is a real Bluetooth attack in which an attacker sends unsolicited messages or vCards to Bluetooth-enabled devices within range.
Bluesmacking (stylized here as Bluesmaking) is a real Bluetooth denial-of-service attack that overwhelms a target device with oversized L2CAP Echo Request packets.
Bluesnarfing is a real Bluetooth attack that allows unauthorized retrieval of contacts, messages, and other data from a device over a Bluetooth connection.
Bluedriving does not correspond to any established Bluetooth attack vector. The other choices - Bluejacking (sending unsolicited messages to nearby devices), Bluesnarfing (unauthorized data access via Bluetooth), and Bluesmacking (a denial-of-service attack using oversized Echo Request packets) - are all documented Bluetooth-specific attacks recognized in security literature.
Concept tested: Identifying valid Bluetooth attack types
Source: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Bluetooth_Security_2021_508.pdf
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