App steals medical device data on COTS phone

Relying on just Bluetooth Link Layer encryption to secure data between a medical device and the phone, leaves data vulnerable at higher layers above the Bluetooth stack.

This demonstration showcases that vulnerability through an example of a mock flashlight app (as anyone might download from the application store), also having a malicious capability which is to steal the blood pressure data.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6gvh_WfmM8

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