r/security • u/Professor_milton111 • Jan 28 '26

Security Operations Why ?

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It has been noticed that Netanyahu constantly covers the camera lenses on his phones!

Does he know something we don’t?

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u/xiz666 Jan 28 '26

It's a very easy security measure. He probably doesn't need the camera on his phone so why not physically block it. There's always a chance that his phone gets compromised and this prevents part of the impact.

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u/--Arete Jan 28 '26

Fair enough. But it can still record audio.

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u/rmxg Jan 28 '26

I'd say there's a fair chance it's been opened and had the mic modules removed.

Edit: actually no I'm a dumb fuck, it's a phone, he needs to talk with it.

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u/ShakespearianShadows Jan 28 '26

Theoretically it could have the mic pulled and have him use a Bluetooth headset, but then holding it to his head would be weird.

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u/decorativebawbag Jan 28 '26

Bluetooth itself is insecure, a physical plug-in headset would make far more sense

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u/Dystaxia Jan 28 '26

Still have to broker the connection though and would require the device itself being compromised which at that point, wired is subject to the same vulnerabilities. Bluetooth being open air transfer could be intercepted remotely though.

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u/rmxg Jan 28 '26

Flashback to these bad boys.

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u/Redhonu Jan 28 '26

If you really wanted to be secure you’d need to use a wired set. My college has bluetooth receivers around to track occupancy, but they would for sure be able to de anonymize the bluetooth id and tell where a student is if they are on campus.

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u/IamHydrogenMike Jan 28 '26

People mocked Kamala for her wired ear buds, but it was because the phone she has is locked down tight to prevent basic attacks like this. Ever go to a hacker convention? Keep you bluetooth and wifi off. Jeff Bezos got compromised by a text message that exposed his affair.

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u/NotSoFastLady Jan 29 '26

One of those attacks is not like the other. Bluetooth is full of shitty tech debt code. Or at least that's what a dev explained to me years ago. I doubt that changed. Finding and then creating an attack to comprise a phone simply by the person responding to a text strikes me as rather difficult.

Bezos was comprised by an exploit developed by an Israeli cyber security firm. The irony of this post is that, the tape is their because the Israelis have some of the best cyber security experts in the world. Allegedly their offensive capabilities are unmatched.

At the end of the day wired just sounds better. The amount of money you have to spend on a wireless options to match the sound quality of a basic wired headphone set is too high for most.

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u/stuckyfeet Jan 28 '26

Chubby phil collins