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Obvious ones are that an attacker could play a damagingly loud noise, could eavesdrop on your in-person environment if you're wearing the AirPods without using
by swatcoder 2y ago
Obvious ones are that an attacker could play a damagingly loud noise, could eavesdrop on your in-person environment if you're wearing the AirPods without using them, as many do, or could masquerade as a caller without actually using a call service or leaving call records.
It also provides a straightforward avenue for further chains of exploit, if some were known to the attacker, since taking over the bluetooth connection represents a pretty wide channel of opportunity.
- grotorea 2y agoStupid question but can AirPods play a noise that can do damage faster than a person can remove them? Call my a cynic but if that was possible it would be a well known "prank" in the edgier corners of the Internet?
- doodpants 2y agoApparently so. https://lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/airpods-caused-permanent-hearing-loss-after-blaring-amber-alert-tore-apart-12-year-old-boys-ear-drum-lawsuit-says/ https://lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/airpods-caused-permanent-hea...