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One of the sales people in your company complains that sometimes he gets a lot of unsolicited messages on his PDA. After asking a few questions, you determine that the issue only occurs in crowded…

The correct answer is D. Blue jacking. Blue jacking involves sending unsolicited Bluetooth messages to nearby devices, which is why it occurs most often in crowded public spaces like airports where many Bluetooth-enabled devices are present.

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Question

One of the sales people in your company complains that sometimes he gets a lot of unsolicited messages on his PDA. After asking a few questions, you determine that the issue only occurs in crowded areas like airports. What is the most likely problem?

Options

  • ABlue snarfing
  • BA virus
  • CSpam
  • DBlue jacking

How the community answered

(44 responses)
  • A
    5% (2)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    7% (3)
  • D
    86% (38)

Why each option

Blue jacking involves sending unsolicited Bluetooth messages to nearby devices, which is why it occurs most often in crowded public spaces like airports where many Bluetooth-enabled devices are present.

ABlue snarfing

Blue snarfing involves unauthorized theft of or access to data stored on a Bluetooth device, not the sending of unsolicited messages to it.

BA virus

A virus infection is not tied to physical location and would not manifest specifically as unsolicited incoming messages only in crowded areas.

CSpam

Spam refers to unsolicited bulk email or internet-based messages, not location-dependent Bluetooth communications pushed to nearby devices.

DBlue jackingCorrect

Blue jacking is the practice of sending unsolicited messages to Bluetooth-enabled devices within range, typically around 10 meters. It occurs most frequently in crowded areas like airports because many discoverable Bluetooth devices are present, allowing an attacker to find and message them without gaining unauthorized access to the device itself.

Concept tested: Bluetooth attack types - blue jacking vs blue snarfing

Source: https://www.comptia.org/blog/what-is-bluejacking

Topics

#Bluejacking#Bluetooth security#wireless attacks#mobile security

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