Bluesnarfi ng is the theft of data from a Bluetooth phone.
Like Bluejacking, Bluesnarfi ng depends on the ability of Bluetooth-enabled devices to detect and contact others nearby.
In theory, a Bluetooth user running the right software on their laptop can discover a nearby phone, connect to it without your confi rmation, and download your phonebook, pictures of contacts and calendar.
Your mobile phone’s serial number can also be downloaded and used to clone the phone.
You should turn off Bluetooth or set it to “undiscoverable”. The undiscoverable setting allows you to continue using Bluetooth products like headsets, but means that your phone is not visible to others.
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