Now would be a good time to update all your Bluetooth audio devices. On Thursday, class=”link rapid-with-clickid etailiffa-link” href=”https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=fc65353f-45dc-4cd0-89be-ac2071680abb&siteId=us-engadget&pageId=1p-autolink&contentUuid=8404957d-0b0f-4df4-be02-abfa15084dd2&featureId=text-link&merchantName=WIRED&linkText=Wired+reported+on+a+security+flaw&custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53aXJlZC5jb20vc3RvcnkvZ29vZ2xlLWZhc3QtcGFpci1ibHVldG9vdGgtYXVkaW8tYWNjZXNzb3JpZXMtdnVsbmVyYWJpbGl0eS1wYXRjaGVzLyIsImNvbnRlbnRVdWlkIjoiODQwNDk1N2QtMGIwZi00ZGY0LWJlMDItYWJmYTE1MDg0ZGQyIiwib3JpZ2luYWxVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53aXJlZC5jb20vc3RvcnkvZ29vZ2xlLWZhc3QtcGFpci1ibHVldG9vdGgtYXVkaW8tYWNjZXNzb3JpZXMtdnVsbmVyYWJpbGl0eS1wYXRjaGVzLyJ9&signature=AQAAAdw9xDyOqgCiXfu9nd9zjmyKvlYcOR4Fjr7nqKqe82E5&gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.com%2Fstory%2Fgoogle-fast-pair-bluetooth-audio-accessories-vulnerability-patches%2F&spaceId=1197802876″ data-i13n=”elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:WIRED;elmt:;cpos:1;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:Wired reported on a security flaw;elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:WIRED;elmt:;cpos:1;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” data-yga=”{"yLinkText":"Wired reported on a security flaw","yLinkElement":"affiliate_link","ySellerName":"WIRED","yLinkPosition":"1","yPosition":"1","yModuleName":"content-canvas"}”>Wired reported on a security flaw in 17 headphone and speaker models that could allow hackers to access your devices, including their microphones. The vulnerability stems from a faulty implementation of class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/2017-10-31-android-fast-pair-will-quickly-connect-bluetooth-devices.html” data-i13n=”cpos:2;pos:1″ data-ylk=”slk:Google’s one-tap (Fast Pair) protocol;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” data-yga=”{"yLinkText":"Google’s one-tap (Fast Pair) protocol","yLinkPosition":"2","yPosition":"1","yLinkElement":"context_link","yModuleName":"content-canvas"}”>Google’s one-tap (Fast Pair) protocol.
Security researchers at Belgium’s KU Leuven University Computer Security and Industrial Cryptography group, who discovered the security hole, named the flaw WhisperPair. They say a…
