Coronavirus contact tracing app: Is it safe to leave Bluetooth on? - Bristol Post

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Published by: BRISTOL POST on 5 May 2020
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(Image: PA) People across the UK are expected to be asked to download a new contact-tracing app – sparking concerns over potential cyber-attacks. The trial of a "test, track and trace" programme is starting on the Isle of Wight to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. The smartphone app, designed

to quickly trace recent contacts of anyone with the virus, will be rolled out nationally within weeks if the trial is successful.

But there are fears over the safety of the scheme, which will require people to leave Bluetooth turned on.

Experts have voiced concerns over the vulnerability of Bluetooth to attacks.

Matt Wixey unveiled research at the 2019 Def Con hacking conference showing devices could be hacked through Bluetooth and made to play "dangerous" sounds which could deafen people, the BBC reported.

Last year academics, some from the University of Oxford, reported a Bluetooth flaw which could allow hackers to intercept and alter data.

The researchers said: "[An] attacker is [...]


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