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

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 … Read the full story at The Verge.