Security News

Smart office secrets: Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant could hear commands the human ear can't
2018-05-11 16:41

It might sound like white noise to you, but that static can be manipulated to contain messages Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant understand.

Amazon Alexa Can Be Used for Snooping, Researchers Say
2018-04-28 10:22

Amazon's Alexa cloud-based virtual assistant for Amazon Echo can be abused to eavesdrop on users, Checkmarx security researchers have discovered. read more

Amazon Alexa Has Got Some Serious Skills—Spying On Users!
2018-04-26 16:03

"Alexa, are you spying on me?" — aaaa.....mmmm.....hmmm.....maybe!!! Security researchers have developed a new malicious 'skill' for Amazon's popular voice assistant Alexa that can turn your...

Researchers Hacked Amazon’s Alexa to Spy On Users, Again
2018-04-25 15:30

Researchers discovered a flaw in Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant that enabled them to eavesdrop on consumers with smart devices – and automatically transcribe every word said.

Siri, Alexa, Google Now Vulnerable to Ultrasound Attacks (Security Week)
2017-09-07 17:40

A team of researchers from the Zhejiang University in China have demonstrated how several popular speech recognition systems can be controlled using ultrasound via an attack method they have...

Hackers Can Silently Control Siri, Alexa & Other Voice Assistants Using Ultrasound (The Hackers News)
2017-09-07 01:23

What if your smartphone starts making calls, sending text messages, and browsing malicious websites on the Internet itself without even asking you? This is no imaginations, as hackers can make...

Alexa, Are You Spying On Me? Not Really, Maybe, It's Complex! (The Hackers News)
2017-08-02 01:12

Do you own an Amazon Echo? So are you also worried about hackers turning out your device into a covert listening device? Just relax, if there's no NSA, no CIA or none of your above-skilled friends...