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Secret commands found in #Bluetooth chip used in a billion devices - mashable.com/article/bluetooth… "The bluetooth chip is called ESP32 and is manufactured by the China-based company Espressif." #china you say....? #backdoors

Secret commands found in Bluetooth chip used in a billion devices

Researchers discovered what they're describing as a potential security issue that could affect a billion devices.
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Joe
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In this case, though, I think that this is debug functionality that was left in by accident, rather than an intentional back door, as the vendor is now saying, because it wasn't obfuscated and it looks like testing code. Still, a security issue.

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@not2b thanks, yes, others suggesting that this isn't a backdoor as such
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Todd Knarr
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@not2b It's not a deliberate back-door most likely. But being an accidental back-door doesn't make it any less dangerous.
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