When you think about getting hacked, you tend to think of the basics: network security, door locks, and so on. Is it possible that there's something aboutBluetooth? What are the risks that it poses? There are tools for a hacker to use.

Yes, the answer is affirmative. You can enter the one.

What is it?

The Ubertooth One is a small, open-sourced device with an antenna powered by a chip. It is possible to sniff and monitor the signals from nearby devices if you plug it into your computer'susb port.

Michael Ossmann of Great Scott Gadgets created the original technology for theUbertooth. The Ellisys Bluetooth Explorer, which costs about as much as a used car, is a good example of a device that used to be available. 125 bucks is a far, far easier pill to swallow than the version that allows you to do the same thing.

What can it do?

In a lot of ways, the Ubertooth One was a game-changing product. You can use Wireshark, Kismet, and other programs to snoop on low energy devices. It doesn't have a lot of options about what it can do. The newer BLE standard is useful because most of the innovations inBluetooth in the last few years have centered around BLE rather than the classic standard. The range of what it can do for older devices is limited by the fact that it is not particularly good at sniffing the Classic.

How much of a threat is it?

There are still a lot of things you can do with a similar device, even though it is not as useful as a commercial one. Many people don't think about the security of BLE devices.

There have been innovations within the space since the device was created. Cheap BLE devices and various other attacks are offered by companies like Nordic Semiconductor. You can use the developer mode of the phone to get the logs. You can get a lot of information from the devices with programs like Wireshark and BetterCap. You can reverse engineer a lot of devices with a little work. You could connect a light to Home Assistant and turn it on with a Python script.

Could I use it myself?

I don't think you could. The project is well documented and mature for people who want to learn. The programs like Wireshark are easy to understand. There are more intuitive devices that beginners can use to get into pentesting and hacking than this one. For a lot of people, a laptop with Kali Linux is the way to go.