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Hundreds of Millions of Audio Devices Need a Patch to Prevent Wireless Hacking and Tracking

  • Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman--Wired
  • published date: 2026-01-15 12:00:00 UTC

Flaws in how 17 models of headphones and speakers use Google’s one-tap Fast Pair Bluetooth protocol have left devices open to eavesdroppers and stalkers.

Google offers a Validator App through the Play Store that vendors have to run as part of getting their products certified to use Fast Pair. According to its description, the app validates that Fast P… [+3216 chars]