Your Bluetooth headphones may be at risk of being hacked - here's how to stay protected

ZDNet summarizes research into "WhisperPair," a family of vulnerabilities in the Fast Pair Bluetooth protocol implementation used by many headphones and audio accessories; when devices do not perform required pairing-mode checks attackers within ~14 meters can initiate pairing, take control of audio devices (including volume and microphones), potentially record conversations, and even register unpaired devices to a Find Hub account for tracking. Researchers disclosed the issue under CVE-2025-36911, published a searchable device catalog, and recommend firmware updates from manufacturers as the only reliable mitigation.