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BitDefender Finds Phone to Smart Watch Communications easy to Snoop

ID: 0e3ac408-2350-5820-a2b0-0e1c341a7bb1

STIX ID: report--0e3ac408-2350-5820-a2b0-0e1c341a7bb1

Feed Name: Security Ledger

Threat Score
35/100

Date Published: 2014-12-10

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Paul Roberts

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BitDefender researchers found that communications between Android devices and Samsung Gear smart watches can be snooped because pairing relies on a six-digit PIN and encryption managed by a baseband co-processor, making the link susceptible to brute-force attacks and potential baseband exploitation.

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