Sony, Anker, and other headphones have a serious Google Fast Pair security vulnerability

The Sony WH-1000XM6 wireless headphones inside their storage case atop a wooden stump.

Sony’s WH-1000XM6 are among the wireless headphones affected by the Fast Pair vulnerability.

Several Bluetooth audio devices from companies like Sony, Anker, and Nothing are susceptible to a new flaw that can allow attackers to listen in on conversations or track devices that use Google’s Find Hub network, as reported by Wired.

Researchers from KU Leuven University’s Computer Security and Industrial Cryptography group in Belgium discovered several vulnerabilities in Google’s Fast Pair protocol that can allow a hacker within Bluetooth range to secretly pair with some headphones, earbuds, and speakers. The attacks, which the researchers have collectively dubbed WhisperPair, can even be used on iPhone users with affected Bluetooth dev …

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