Constantly being hacked , bluetooth

Haze said:
Mind boggles how people get in these situations, as someone else said, sounds like they are accessing you pc via WiFi, Bluetooth has quite a short range, can not see how they can do that
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The latest Bluetooth protocols, if both devices use it, has a 100 meter range. Older protocols are good for 10-20 meters
 
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extrememachine said:
Are there devices out there exist that can do these types of things or am i going bonkers?
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Kind of yea, you seem to be fixated on it being something to do with BT despite almost everyone saying that it's highly unlikely and you're ignoring posts not related to BT.

For example people asking if you've run any malware/virus scans. (If you've not may i suggest at least running Malwarebytes AdwCleaner to get a report of anything suspicious on your system)
 
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Grim5 said:
The latest Bluetooth protocols, if both devices use it, has a 100 meter range. Older protocols are good for 10-20 meters
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No.

I thought Bluetooth 5 has up to 60 meter range but I goggled it found it actually has up to 240 meter range, not 100 meter range.

www.headphonesty.com

Different Bluetooth Versions: What You Need to Know

A closer look at the different Bluetooth versions, how they’ve changed, and how they affect your wireless listening experience.
www.headphonesty.com www.headphonesty.com

I remembered back in 2015 my compute stick had Intel Remote Keyboard app on Android and server software on Windows 10, in 2018 Intel warned all customers to discontinued Intel Keyboard app for no reason.

www.intel.co.uk

Product Discontinuation Notice for Intel® Remote Keyboard

Notice regarding the discontinuation of Intel® Remote Keyboard.
www.intel.co.uk www.intel.co.uk

I googled further to find reason Intel Remote Keyboard was discontinued, it was due to 3 critical security vulnerabilities that let local attackers inject keystrokes in sessions. But Intel Remote Keyboard app and server used Wifi Direct, not bluetooth.

threatpost.com

Intel Tells Remote Keyboard Users to Delete App After Critical Bug Found

Intel said it is lights out for its Remote Keyboard app just as security researchers find three vulnerabilities that let local attackers inject keystrokes in sessions.
threatpost.com threatpost.com

So I googled "local attackers inject keystrokes in bluetooth sessions" and surprised to find article on 2 August 2022 Layakk CyberSecurity researcher discovered Wireless Keystroke Injection vulnerability in Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by emulating the legitimate HID device and send unencrypted HID messages containing the keystrokes during this window of opportunity, without knowing the LTK and thus impersonating the real HID device.
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www.layakk.com

Wireless Keystroke Injection vulnerability | Layakk

A vulnerability in Windows systems that allows a remote attacker to impersonate a Bluetooth LE keyboard and perform Wireless Key Injection on its behalf.
www.layakk.com www.layakk.com

I think the smart hacker used these tools to attacked OP PC by keystokes emulated OP's keyboard send strange message on OP screen.
 
AthlonXP1800 said:
No.

I thought Bluetooth 5 has up to 60 meter range but I goggled it found it actually has up to 240 meter range, not 100 meter range.

www.headphonesty.com

Different Bluetooth Versions: What You Need to Know

A closer look at the different Bluetooth versions, how they’ve changed, and how they affect your wireless listening experience.
www.headphonesty.com www.headphonesty.com

I remembered back in 2015 my compute stick had Intel Remote Keyboard app on Android and server software on Windows 10, in 2018 Intel warned all customers to discontinued Intel Keyboard app for no reason.

www.intel.co.uk

Product Discontinuation Notice for Intel® Remote Keyboard

Notice regarding the discontinuation of Intel® Remote Keyboard.
www.intel.co.uk www.intel.co.uk

I googled further to find reason Intel Remote Keyboard was discontinued, it was due to 3 critical security vulnerabilities that let local attackers inject keystrokes in sessions. But Intel Remote Keyboard app and server used Wifi Direct, not bluetooth.

threatpost.com

Intel Tells Remote Keyboard Users to Delete App After Critical Bug Found

Intel said it is lights out for its Remote Keyboard app just as security researchers find three vulnerabilities that let local attackers inject keystrokes in sessions.
threatpost.com threatpost.com

So I googled "local attackers inject keystrokes in bluetooth sessions" and surprised to find article on 2 August 2022 Layakk CyberSecurity researcher discovered Wireless Keystroke Injection vulnerability in Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).



www.layakk.com

Wireless Keystroke Injection vulnerability | Layakk

A vulnerability in Windows systems that allows a remote attacker to impersonate a Bluetooth LE keyboard and perform Wireless Key Injection on its behalf.
www.layakk.com www.layakk.com

I think the smart hacker used these tools to attacked OP PC by keystokes emulated OP's keyboard send strange message on OP screen.
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Possibly as I see bluetooth Hid devices constantly appearing. Is there a solution to this ?
 
extrememachine said:
Possibly as I see bluetooth Hid devices constantly appearing. Is there a solution to this ?
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If there is I'd like to know too, cause when I'm in the office and I enable Bluetooth on my phone I see a dozen different devices pop up when all I wanna do is connect my headphones
 
I am unconvinced this is purely a bluetooth "hack" - It is more logical that the PC is compromised and the person who intruded has elevated access access as a result and is adding new devices remotely rather than being somewhere nearby doing everything via bluetooth.

If it's happening even when offline then that points to an already compromised machine. if it happens in Flight mode (or all network adapters disabled in the BIOS) then the intrusion goes deep at a boot record level. a BIOS can also be compromised in some cases.

You need to scan your computer with a boot record scan included.

Either way at this point I would personally be inclined to nuke everything and start fresh (or restore a known working backup, which you no doubt have right, right?!).

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And then make sure your BIOS is updated and then all drivers once in Windows are up to date too.
 
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I'd be tempted to go a step further by using another computer to download the latest BIOS, current or not, and reflash it. Before and and after flashing, restore the BIOS settings to default.
 
Personally i don't think it's anywhere near as sophisticated as a BT or UEFI hack, no offence to the OP but most 'hackers' simply wouldn't waste those sorts of resources on a nobody.

I suspect what's happened is the OP's installed some sort of remote desktop software (either intentional or unintentionally) and they saw whoever remoted in accept a BT pairing request followed by some other stuff and automatically assume it was BT related. Just checking what's installed through add - remove programs would probably show something like team viewer.
 
Worthy said:
Whatever happens I would definitely continue to be obsessed by the Bluetooth hack and ignore all of the other excellent advice in this thread (like, nuke it and start again so you can be sure).
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For some reason now when i try to boot my windows 11 usb via f8 it doesn't even appear , shows other boot devices and goes to windows login.
The amount of problems i have experienced has been quite something.
 
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Maybe the hacker is messing with his eyes. ;)

Seriously though @extrememachine are you reading what people are suggesting or is there some other reason you seem to be ignoring all the advise that people have given you.
 
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