The hack was devised by experts from London-based MDSec. It takes advantage of a flaw in iOS 8.1 that creates a tiny delay between the PIN code being entered and the phone unlocking.

The hack was devised by experts from London-based MDSec. It takes advantage of a flaw in iOS 8.1 that creates a tiny delay between the PIN code being entered and the phone unlocking.

For security, Bluetooth devices will not communicate until they have 'paired' -- a one-off process in which both devices must enter the same PIN number. A hacker that listens in on the pairing ...

The hack (called BlueSteal) isn't related to the PIN code at all, so even changing the code won't stock the safe from popping open in a matter of seconds once the Bluetooth code is run.

Bluetooth, the wireless connection used on PDAs and phones, is not safe unless you use an eight-digit PIN to secure devices, an industry group has warned. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has ...

And that's only the beginning: Combined with Zoller's Bluetooth PIN-hacking tool -- BTCrack -- or similar tools, an attacker could access encrypted data and control Bluetooth devices.

Whitehouse showed in 2004 that a hacker could arrive at this link key without knowing the PIN using a piece of equipment called a Bluetooth sniffer.

If Bluetooth headsets and mice are decluttering the wiring in your organization, take note: Researchers have unleashed two new Bluetooth hacking tools. One tool -- Hidattack -- let attackers ...