Bluetooth security warning #90125

Yes, it's another warning about nefarious individuals breaking into Bluetooth devices. However, since this one comes directly from the Bluetooth SIG, we figure we at least need to think about it, rather than dismissing it totally out of hand as we've tended to do with other
Bluetooth security scares. According to the group, the exploit involves forcing two paired Bluetooth devices to break their connection, at which point the cracker snatches the packets used to resend the PIN, and decodes it. Of course, the attacker needs to be in range, and have access to what the SIG describes as "very expensive" developers' equipment. Their advice: get a longer PIN; they say that an eight-digit PIN will take 100 years to crack. Our bet is that a) the "very expensive" gear will turn out to be stupidly cheap and easy to put together on your own; b) eight-digit PINs will be cracked in a lot less than 100 years;
and c) we're not going to see this one in the wild any time soon.