A potential security issue has been discovered by cybersecurity researchers that has the capability to affect more than one billion devices. According to researchers at the cybersecurity firm Tarlogic ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, March 10, 2025: This story now has a statement from ...

Security researchers have discovered dozens of undocumented commands hidden in a Bluetooth chip found in billions of devices. Credit: Silas Stein/picture alliance via Getty Images A potential security ...

Update 3/9/25: After receiving concerns about the use of the term 'backdoor' to refer to these undocumented commands, we have updated our title and story. Our original story can be found here. The ...