Summary:

«A security researcher was able to change the results of an at-home COVID test and get those results certified by intercepting and modifying Bluetooth traffic from the device before it reached the app. The researcher, Ken Gannon, found the flaw in Ellume’s nasal swab test, which is designed to analyze and transmit data to a companion app which displays and saves the results. According to a press release from F-Secure, the security company Gannon consults for, Ellume has now fixed the issue.»

Article written by Mitchell Clark 

21|12|2021

Source:

The Verge

https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/21/22847222/ellume-at-home-covid-test-bluetooth-android-certification