Android flaw BlueFrag lets attackers send malware over Bluetooth

San Francisco: Researchers and independent IT Security service provider ERNW have discovered a vulnerability named BlueFrag that lets attackers silently deliver malware to and steal data from nearby smartphones running Android 8 Oreo or Android 9 Pie operating system (OS).

The vulnerability BlueFrag does not work with Android 10 OS. It’s possible that versions before Android 8 are affected, but the team hadn’t “evaluated the impact” on older releases.