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==Origins== Bluejacking was reportedly first carried out between 2001 and 2003 by a Malaysian IT consultant who used his phone to advertise [[Ericsson]] to a single [[Nokia 7650]] phone owner in a Malaysian bank.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.itweb.co.za/content/KPNG878ddQY74mwD|title=Bluejacking 'a harmless prank'|date=25 November 2003}}</ref> He also invented the name, which he claims is an amalgam of [[Bluetooth]] and ''ajack'', his username on Esato, a Sony Ericsson fan online forum. ''Jacking'' is, however, an extremely common shortening of "hijack', the act of taking over something.<ref>[https://www.pbs.org/speak/words/sezwho/cyberspace/ Do You Speak American . Words That Shouldn't Be? . Sez Who? . Cyberspace | PBS<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=75845:bluejacking-a-harmless-prank&catid=260 Bluejacking βa harmless prank'<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Ajack's original posts are hard to find, but references to the exploit are common in 2003 posts. Another user on the forum claims earlier discovery,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=8483&forum=2|title = I did somthing that can be conciderd as a bluetooth rampage!}}</ref> reporting a near-identical story to that attributed to ''Ajack'', except they describe bluejacking 44 Nokia 7650 phones instead of one, and the location is a garage, seemingly in [[Denmark]], rather than a Malaysian Bank. Also, the message was an insult to Nokia owners rather than a [[Sony Ericsson]] advertisement.
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