25 Sep, 2026

Skullcandy Dime 3 earbuds expose users to Bluetooth hijacking

The Carnegie Mellon University CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) is warning that Skullcandy Dime 3 wireless earbuds accept Bluetooth pairing requests from nearby unpaired devices without requiring user interaction. Devices running firmware version 1.0.0.28 are affected by a high-severity vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-20701 in the Airoha Bluetooth Audio SDK, which the Skullcandy Dime 3 (model S2DCW) […]

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Critical WhisperPair flaw lets hackers track, eavesdrop via Bluetooth audio devices

Security researchers have discovered a critical vulnerability in Google’s Fast Pair protocol that can allow attackers to hijack Bluetooth audio accessories, track users, and eavesdrop on their conversations. The flaw (tracked as CVE-2025-36911 and dubbed WhisperPair) affects hundreds of millions of wireless headphones, earbuds, and speakers from multiple manufacturers that support Google’s Fast Pair feature. It affects users regardless […]

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