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Cell phone manufacturer Nokia has admitted that several of its Bluetooth-enabled phones are vulnerable to attack, which could result in a hacker gaining access to personal data stored on a targeted phone
Meanwhile, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), which, unlike the Wi-Fi Alliance, doesn't test products for compliance with the Bluetooth standard, says the problem boils down to how a particular wireless device manufacturer uses the Bluetooth specification.
The Nokia phones affected by the security vulnerabilities are models 6310, 6310i, 8910 and 8910i, according to Keith Nowak, a Nokia spokesperson. All four are older models of Nokia phones, adds Nowak, and the only one that sold in the United States was the 6310i. A blog, maintained by Adam Laurie, has been put in place to track news about the vulnerabilities; a list of the affected phones on the site includes several Sony Ericsson phones as well as the Nokia models. (Laurie is a principal at the United Kingdom's A.L. Digital Ltd., which first called attention to the security vulnerabilities.)
Meanwhile, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), which, unlike the Wi-Fi Alliance, doesn't test products for compliance with the Bluetooth standard, says the problem boils down to how a particular wireless device manufacturer uses the Bluetooth specification.
The Nokia phones affected by the security vulnerabilities are models 6310, 6310i, 8910 and 8910i, according to Keith Nowak, a Nokia spokesperson. All four are older models of Nokia phones, adds Nowak, and the only one that sold in the United States was the 6310i. A blog, maintained by Adam Laurie, has been put in place to track news about the vulnerabilities; a list of the affected phones on the site includes several Sony Ericsson phones as well as the Nokia models. (Laurie is a principal at the United Kingdom's A.L. Digital Ltd., which first called attention to the security vulnerabilities.)
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