If your phone is not set to 'hidden', chances are you're open to bluejacking, bluesnarfing or bluebugging.
What does this mean? Read This artical.
Bluejacking - The sending of unwanted messages from one bluetooth device to another. While bluejacking is normally harmless, often people who receive these types of messages don't know what has happened, and may think that someone has taken over their phone.
Bluesnarfing - the unauthorised access of information from a wireless device (such as a mobile phone) through a bluetooth connection. By 'hacking' into the phone, someone can have access to the calendar, pictures, contacts, text messages, and any other content stored on the phone.
Bluebugging - another form of bluetooth attack, in which someone takes control of your phone, to call their phone. This means that someone can simply listen to any conversation their victim is having in real life. Further development of bluebugging tools has allowed users to totally take over their victim's phone, making calls and sending text messages from the victim's phone.
By turning off bluetooth when you're not using it, or by setting your phone's bluetooth settings to 'hidden', you can remove the risk of these Threats.
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