Alexa and Google Home abused to eavesdrop and phish passwords
▻https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/10/alexa-and-google-home-abused-to-eavesdrop-and-phish-passwords
Amazon- and Google-approved apps turned both voice-controlled devices into “smart spies.” By now, the privacy threats posed by Amazon Alexa and Google Home are common knowledge. Workers for both companies routinely listen to audio of users—recordings of which can be kept forever—and the sounds the devices capture can be used in criminal trials. Now, there’s a new concern : malicious apps developed by third parties and hosted by Amazon or Google. The threat isn’t just theoretical. Whitehat (...)
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