An interesting thread...Hacking Bluetooth

[Roy M. Silvernail]

Tyler Durden wrote:

> There's some guy ("German Guy") spouting some coherent-sounding 
> conspiracy theories over here:
>
> http://www.godlikeproductions.com/bbs/message.php?page=23&topic=10&message=54181&mpage=1&showdate=12/18/04 
>
>
> I wouldn't normally post something like this, but the guy's done a 
> little bit of homework on a huge variety of topics, so it's really an 
> excellent hoax, seen from a distance.
>
> Here's on thing giving me some doubts, though (but of course if this 
> is true he may have just pulled it from Google somewhere):
>
> "Here4s another myth: you cannot hack bluetooth from a distance of 
> more than 40 metres. Not true. My technical partner Felix can crack it 
> at over half a kilometre. Which is why he enjoys driving around so 
> much in areas where we know British, American, Israeli or Russian ops 
> are living or working. The great thing about many German cities is 
> that most affordable residences are within metres of the street anyway."
>
> Any comments?

http://www.engadget.com/entry/3093445122266423/

I believe they went a bit over a kilometer at Defcon (against a knowing 
volunteer, so they say) from a hotel rooftop.

The rest sounds perfectly plausible, as well.  WEP is Swiss cheese, guys 
tell their girlfriends too much and girlfriends gossip amongst themselves.

Nothing to see here.  Move along.

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