Turn Your BlueTooth Off In Public Places!!!

[N!ck]

Someone with a mobile pocket PC can access your phone via BlueTooth and use exploits in the way the bluetooth works on particular phones to hack them and take control of your phone. This means they can access anything on it and use your phone to make calls to premium rate numbers which they have set up, so you lose money from the premium rate calls and it goes straight to them.

Video on someone doing it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dltjEnrePxc

[summer]

im too lazy to turn it off :)

[dirrty]

i always have mine turned off and turn it on when im sending/recieving something to/from someone.

in cinemas i always get someone trying to access my items or send me files. as if im gonna accept.

im stupid but not that stupid

[:Hazel]

Yeah I heard about this ages ago, I always forget to switch it off.

[cocaine]

mines always off.

[Infrontation]

I watched that on same random night on like bbc3 abouts cons. Probably what that video is, cba checking though.

[Jackbee]

I only turn mine on at a football match... theres usually hundreds of other people on it

[N!ck]

as if im gonna accept.

You don't need to accept as they are using exploits on the phone which allows them do access it without your permission.

[Nixt]

mines always off.

Same. It saves the battery... I turn it on only when I need it.

[Huddle]

yeah, i got all my stuff deleted. but my service found out who did it and got my stuffs back. not much but they can do it.

[YouFail]

I watched that on same random night on like bbc3 abouts cons. Probably what that video is, cba checking though.

Its from the BBC 3 show "The Real Hustle". I watched it on the show and I was shocked how easy it is if you have the know how. Luckily,or unluckily sometimes, I dont have bluetooth.

[Herman]

Mine's always off tbh, unless I need to use it. But usually it's turned off.

[Caution]

Mines is ussualy off unless i'm sending files or w/e.

[You]

Same. It saves the battery... I turn it on only when I need it.
Same as me.

[edible]

Same {:

[FlyingJesus]

My BlueTooth runs the battery like a ho' on speed, so I only have it on when I'm sending/receiving something from a friend.

[Luckyrare]

Yah I think Ive seen that before, is it when they do the premium phone line and dial from your phone? If it is I watched it in the morning (at like 3am) a while back

[irresistible]

uhm. mines always on tbh..

[vogue]

im too lazy to turn it off :)

Lmao same.

[zak-x]

I bet some stupid fool on the forum is gonna do that and spend £500 on Habbo credit.

[FlyingJesus]

I bet some stupid fool on the forum is gonna do that and spend £500 on Habbo credit.

Shhh don't tell everyone my plans.

[zak-x]

Sorry :'(

[Alterate]

Been around for ages though, but I keep mine on..

[laurenx]

I only turn it on if I'm using it, it is usally turned off anyway.

[Casanova]

This is donks old, everyone in school used to do it to each others phones when we got bored in class...

[Charley]

Yeah, I remember when people used to do it at school an college.

Forgot about it though, did have mine on. Turnt it off after I read this post though.

[london]

Its from the BBC 3 show "The Real Hustle". I watched it on the show and I was shocked how easy it is if you have the know how. Luckily,or unluckily sometimes, I dont have bluetooth.
I saw that, good thing my Bluetooth is only 'findable' for 60 seconds when I click a button.

[Energizer]

Mines always on.

[Janeisntpleased]

ive got a motorola so i can only keep it turned on for 60 seconds anyway.

[Josh-H]

Mines off unless im doing something like recieving files.

[StripedTiger]

i dont keep mine on unles im getting something sent. then i switch it off afterwards

[clarissa !!]

i cba to turn mine off

[RedStratocas]

Yeah, my friend can do that. But seriously, how many jerks like that buy one of those personal computers just so they can go around annoying people with them.

[Metric.]

i don't have bluetooth.

[GommeInc]

Mine's hidden? This has been round for ages and I believe people are getting bored of it, it was worse ages go.

[Frank459]

Yeah, my friend can do that. But seriously, how many jerks like that buy one of those personal computers just so they can go around annoying people with them.

'Jerks' buy them because if you know how to do it. You can make loads of money, if you set up a premium rate line that is.

Like in the video. He was in the shopping centre for I dunno how long, and by doing this scam he made around 500

thats why people do it

[ebay]

only if ur paired with them :)

[Jõnathan]

LOL AT SOME OF THE COMMENTS:
Gish5: omg hax!
Videopïmp14: *Text Removed* that girls hot

Edited by J1MI (Super Moderator) - Please don't avoid the filter.