Security News

New Way Found to Use Alexa, Google to ‘Voice Phish’ and Eavesdrop on Users
2019-10-21 11:03

Developer interfaces used by Security Research Labs researchers to turn digital home assistants into ‘Smart Spies’.

Amazon's Echo, Alexa parade: What it all means
2019-09-25 21:11

Here are Larry Dignan's key takeaways from Amazon's 2019 hardware event and what it means for smart home integration, privacy, and digital assistants.

Amazon Alexa, Google Home On Collision Course With Regulation
2019-07-22 15:00

Threatpost talks to Tim Mackey with Synopsys about recent Amazon Echo and Google Home privacy faux pas. Will GDPR and other regulations catch up to the voice assistants?

Amazon Admits Alexa Voice Recordings Saved Indefinitely
2019-07-03 14:40

Amazon's acknowledgment that it saves Alexa voice recordings - even sometimes after consumers manually delete their interaction history - has thrust voice assistant privacy policies into the...

Amazon Alexa Secretly Records Children, Lawsuits Allege
2019-06-14 14:55

Two lawsuits are seeking class-action status, alleging that Amazon records children and stores their voiceprints indefinitely.

Amazon Digital Assistant Alexa Gets New Skill: Amnesia
2019-05-31 04:22

Amazon on Wednesday added the ability to tell its Alexa digital assistant to forget what it has heard in a move that could assuage concerns about Echo devices remembering conversations. The...

Amazon Employees Given ‘Broad Access’ to Personal Alexa Info
2019-04-25 15:55

An auditing program for the voice assistant technology exposes geolocation data that can be personally identified, sources said.

'Alexa, Are You HIPAA Compliant?'
2019-04-16 19:48

Boston Children's Hospital is pioneering the use of Amazon's Alexa voice assist technology in the healthcare sector. John Brownstein, the hospital's chief innovation officer, discusses the...

As Alexa's secret human army is revealed, we ask: Who else has been listening in on you?
2019-04-11 17:30

The Lives of Others: Siri, Google and Cortana edition Sneezes and homophones – words that sound like other words – are tripping smart speakers into allowing strangers to hear recordings of your...

Your two-minute infosec roundup: Drone arrests, Alexa bot hack, Windows zero-day, and more
2018-12-22 03:02

Some last-minute wrapping of security-related tips from this week Roundup If you're reading this while on-call for IT support, network security, or what have you, then we salute you. If you're...