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Blue Jacking

This document discusses bluejacking, which is sending unsolicited messages to Bluetooth-enabled devices. It describes how bluejacking works, including enabling Bluetooth, discovering other devices, and sending a vCard message. It provides examples of software tools used for bluejacking and discusses ethics and safety considerations for the practice.

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Blue Jacking

This document discusses bluejacking, which is sending unsolicited messages to Bluetooth-enabled devices. It describes how bluejacking works, including enabling Bluetooth, discovering other devices, and sending a vCard message. It provides examples of software tools used for bluejacking and discusses ethics and safety considerations for the practice.

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BLUE JACKING

Group -3
20-472. - B.Sai Tejaswini
20-474. - B.Sneha
20-476. - Manasa
20-482 - Praditha
20-484. - Vineela
Introduction

• Sending of unsolicited messages over Bluetooth to


Bluetooth – Enabled devices
• Bluetooth has a very limited range
• Bluejacking also mean for sending a Vcard via the
OBEX protocol.

LAPTOP MOBILE
PDA COMPUTER COMPUTER
ORIGIN
1. “AJACK” posted a comment on a mobile phone
forum.
2. AJACK told IT web that he used his Ericsson cell
phone in a bank to send a message to someone
with a NOKIA 7650.
3. AJACK did a Bluetooth discovery to see if there
was another Bluetooth device around.
4. Discovering a NOKIA 7650,he created a new
contact and filled in the first name with ‘Buy
Ericsson!’ and sent a business card to the NOKIA
phone.
HOW TO BLUEJACK

• To make sure that Bluetooth is enabled.


• To read the handbook of the particular phone or
PDA etc.
• Phone or PDA will start to search the airwaves for
other devices within range.
• To see a list of them appear ,or it will say that it
cannot find any.
THE VARIOUS STEPS INVOLVED –IN MOBILE
SOFTWARE TOOLS:

BLUE SPAM :
Searches for all discoverable Bluetooth devices.Sends a file to them
if they support OBEX.
MEETING POINT:
Perfect tool to search for Bluetooth devices.This Software is
compatible with pocket PC , windows.
FREE JACK:
Compatible in Java phone like NOKIA N-series
EASY JACKING(eJack):
Allows sending of text Messages to other Bluetooth enabled devices .
USAGE OF BLUEJACKING

• Busy Shopping Centre


• RAILWAY STATION
• CAFÉ/RESTAURANT/PUB
• On a train/ bus
• High street
• Cinema
• Mobile Phone shop
• Electronics shop
CODE OF ETHICS

• Don’t send abusive messages


• Don’t threaten anyone
• Don’t put your personal information in a BLUE JACK Message.
• Don’t reveal yourself to the ‘ victim’.
• Do disable BLUETOOTH if you don’t want to be BLUE JACK ed.
BLUETOOTH HACKING TYPES

Blue snarfing:
The theft of information form a wireless device through a
Bluetooth connection.
Bluecasting:
Provision of any small digital media to suitable media
provisioning devices over Bluetooth via the OBeX protocol.
Bluebugging:
Blue bugging is a form of Bluetooth attack.
CONTROL MEASURES AND WARNINGS

• Turn 📴 your Bluetooth device when not 🚫 in use.


• Never try to hack a device .
• Is an offence under the “Computer misuse act 1990”.
CONCLUSION :

• Blue jacking is a technique by which we can


interact with new people.
• It has ability to bring a revolution market by
sending advertisement.
THANK YOU

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