Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alex Vakulov is a cybersecurity expert focused on consumer security. Bluetooth technology has become an essential part of our ...

Recent discoveries by cybersecurity researchers have unveiled undocumented commands hidden within Bluetooth chips, potentially impacting over a billion devices globally. These functionalities, ...

Security researchers have discovered dozens of undocumented commands hidden in a Bluetooth chip found in billions of devices. Credit: Silas Stein/picture alliance via Getty Images A potential security ...

OAK PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- We all use Bluetooth technology to connect our phone to devices and make it easy for others to send us links and pictures. Bluetooth connects devices over a radio frequency.

At CES 2026, Motorola's Moto Tag 2 demonstrated how Channel Sounding, for faster device discovery and secure connections, and Ultra-Wideband (UWB), for precise location tracking, can work together to ...

Bluetooth technology has been around for over three decades, and it's one of those modern conveniences we rarely talk about. It makes our lives much easier by allowing fast, wireless synchronization ...

Update 3/9/25: After receiving concerns about the use of the term 'backdoor' to refer to these undocumented commands, we have updated our title and story. Our original story can be found here. The ...