"Flipper Zero Can Be Used to Launch iOS Bluetooth Spam Attacks"

The Flipper Zero portable wireless pen-testing and hacking tool can be used to spam Apple iOS devices, such as iPhones and iPads, with Bluetooth connection messages. A security researcher called 'Techryptic' developed the technique and posted a YouTube video demonstrating how it works. Apple devices supporting Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology announce their presence to other devices using advertising packets (ADV packets). ADV packets are widely used in the Apple ecosystem to exchange data via AirDrop, connect the Apple Watch or AppleTV, activate Handoff, and more. As a wireless and radio-capable tool, Flipper Zero can spoof ADV packets and transmit them based on the BLE protocol. BLE-enabled devices in range will perceive these broadcasts as legitimate connection requests. This can be used to confuse a target by sending them bogus requests, making it difficult to distinguish legitimate devices from a large number of fakes, or to impersonate trusted devices in order to carry out phishing attacks. This article continues to discuss the Flipper Zero tool. 

Bleeping Computer reports "Flipper Zero Can Be Used to Launch iOS Bluetooth Spam Attacks"