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Apple AirTag tracking can be misled by replayed Bluetooth signals

  • What: Researchers discovered a vulnerability in Apple AirTag that allows false location reports via replayed Bluetooth signals.
  • Impact: Users may be misled about the real location of their AirTags.
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Apple’s AirTag is designed to help users track lost items by relying on a vast network of nearby Apple devices. New research shows that this same system can be manipulated to display locations where an AirTag has never been. Relaying an AirTag’s BLE advertisments over the Internet injects false location reports into the Find My system How the attack works The Find My network depends on Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) signals broadcast by AirTags. When … More → The post Apple AirTag tracking can be misled by replayed Bluetooth signals appeared first on Help Net Security .

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