Bluetooth locks cracked with chip cans
Fraunhofer researchers crack Bluetooth locks from Tapplock. A self-made directional antenna made of potato chip boxes and two standard mini-computers are sufficient to crack Bluetooth locks from the US manufacturer Tapplock in seconds. This has been proven by researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology SIT in Darmstadt. The manufacturer was informed of the weaknesses and has since remedied them in one of its models. Bluetooth locks cracked in seconds Cumbersome rummaging for the bike lock or locker key is no longer necessary with a modern Bluetooth lock: You simply lock the lock with your fingerprint or an app on your smartphone that can be accessed via Bluetooth Low ...