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A security researcher was awarded a bug bounty of $107,500 for identifying security issues in Google Home smart speakers that could be exploited to install backdoors and turn them into wiretapping devices. The problem, in a nutshell, has to do with how the Google Home software architecture can be leveraged to add a rogue Google user account to a target's home automation device.
Researchers say that Amazon and Google need to focus on weeding out malicious skills from the getgo, rather than after they are already live.
A team of cybersecurity researchers has discovered a clever technique to remotely inject inaudible and invisible commands into voice-controlled devices — all just by shining a laser at the...
The researchers' "Smart Spies" apps showed how Amazon Alexa and Google Home users could be exposed to vishing and eavesdropping.
Researcher show how they hacked Google Home smart speakers using the Megellan vulnerability.
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?
Google is under fire after a report found that Google Home and Google Assistant records user audio, even when no wake-up word is used.
Secret API leaves door open for remote commands via Wi-Fi A security researcher says an undocumented API is responsible for a vulnerability that can crash the Google Home Hub assistant.…
If your Google Home, Home Mini and/or Google Chromecast streaming stick were not working properly, you are not alone. Google Home, Home Mini, and Chromecast were down globally for many users for...
Many connected home and office devices are vulnerable to DNS rebinding attacks. Here's how to keep your network safe.