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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'bluesnarfing' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions bluesnarfing noun  The theft of information from a wireless device through a Bluetooth connexion, often between phones, desktops, laptops, or PDAs. 2005: Shinji Shimojo, Shingo Ichii, Tok Wang Ling, and Kwan-Ho Song, <i>Web and Communication Technologies and Internet-Related Social Issues " HSI 2005: 3rd International Conference on Human.Society@Internet " Tokyo, Japan, July 2005: Proceedings</i>, essay title: A Mobile Phone Malicious Software Detection Model with Behavior Checker , by Teck Sung Yap and Hong Tat Ewe, §1: "Introduction", ¶"â„–"3, http://www.google.co.uk/books?id=OerCXTzgI68C&pg=PA58&dq=bluesnarfing&ei=LQtQR8i9M47-iAG3r-ivCA&sig=PsI4Dr_aSIPyhFTMdWU5hWMGGKw p58 (http://www.springer.com/uk/home?SGWID=3-102-0-0-0 Springer; ISBN 3540278303 (10), ISBN 978-3540278306 (13)) : Bluejacking and are the two forms of new intrusion. Bluejacking is a technique of sending anonymous messages to Bluetooth enabled device and allows attackers to hack in and download data stored in mobile phones such as contact details and diary entries without leaving any trace 7. 2006, <span style="font-variant:small-caps">December the 2nd</span>: Eric Cole & Sandra Ring, Insider Threat: Protecting the Enterprise from Sabotage, Spying, and Theft, chapter 12: "Wireless Security Project Plan", http://www.google.co.uk/books?id=vP6zBfvi4oUC&pg=PA462&dq=bluesnarfing&ei=LQtQR8i9M47-iAG3r-ivCA&sig=oP_9Fw9QAI7B9QAFZFxolr2kVUQ PPA462,M1 p462 (http://books.elsevier.com/us//syngress/ Syngress; ISBN 1597491012 (10), ISBN 978-1597491013 (13)) : Stealing calendar and contact information via requires both Bluetooth devices be on and available. The quickest and easiest way to avoid (which requires about two to three minutes of continuous connection time) is to disable Bluetooth when not specifically in use. 2007: James M. Byrne & Donald J. Rebovich <nowiki></nowiki>ed.s, The New Technology of Crime, Law and Social Control, http://www.google.co.uk/books?id=n7_rjQHVpSgC&pg=PA29&dq=bluesnarfing&ei=LQtQR8i9M47-iAG3r-ivCA&sig=o9WQ0N_BRjVhl15iixZX9EgmxZU PPA29,M1 pp29"30 (The http://www.criminaljusticepress.com/ Criminal Justice Press; ISBN 1881798739 (10), ISBN 978-1881798736 (13)) : "Bluesnarfing", sometimes also called Bluejacking and Podslurping, is the exploitation of Bluetooth-enabled devices. <nowiki></nowiki>"<nowiki></nowiki> The most infamous instance of Bluesnarfing occurred in February 2005, when a Sidekick II mobile communication device owned by the celebrity Paris Hilton was compromised. Information contained on the device, including data and images, was stolen. Bluesnarfing occurs when an individual in relatively close proximity to the victim uses a Bluetooth-enabled device to remove data from a victim with another Bluetooth-enabled device. Etymology: (term, Bluetooth, Blue(tooth), lang=en) + (term, snarf, snarfing, lang=en).        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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