Amazon Alexa Has Got Some Serious Skills—Spying On Users!

"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 Amazon Echo into a full-fledged spying device. Amazon Echo is an always-listening voice-activated smart ho...

Facebook Plans to Build Its Own Chips For Hardware Devices

A new job opening post on Facebook suggests that the social network is forming a team to build its own hardware chips, joining other tech titans like Google, Apple, and Amazon in becoming more self-reliant. According to the post, Facebook is looking for an expert in ASIC and FPGA—two custom silic...

Bluetooth Hack Affects 20 Million Amazon Echo and Google Home Devices

Remember BlueBorne? A series of recently disclosed critical Bluetooth flaws that affect billions of Android, iOS, Windows and Linux devices have now been discovered in millions of AI-based voice-activated personal assistants, including Google Home and Amazon Echo. As estimated during the discover...

Amazon Echo and Google Home Devices Vulnerable to BlueBorne Attack

By Waqas In September 2017, the IT security researchers at Armis found eight This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Amazon Echo and Google Home Devices Vulnerable to BlueBorne Attack...

This Week in Security News

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. Below you’ll find a quick recap of topics followed by links to news articles and/or our blog posts providing additional insight. Be sure to check back...

Turning an Amazon Echo into an Eavesdropping Device

For once, the real story isn't as bad as it seems. A researcher has figured out how to install malware onto an Echo that causes it to stream audio back to a remote controller, but: The technique requires gaining physical access to the target Echo, and it works only on devices sold before 2017. Bu...

Amazon Echo Can Be Hacked to act as a Surveillance device

By Waqas Taking over an IoT Internet of Things device is nothing new This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Amazon Echo Can Be Hacked to act as a Surveillance device...

Alexa, Are You Spying On Me? Not Really, Maybe, It's Complex!

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 after you. Since yesterday there have been several reports on Amazon Echo hack that could allow a...

Police Ask for Amazon Echo Data to Help Solve a Murder Case

Hey, Alexa! Who did this murder? Arkansas police are seeking help from e-commerce giant Amazon for data that may have been recorded on its Echo device belonging to a suspect in a murder case, bringing the conflict into the realm of the Internet of Things. Amazon Echo is a voice-activated smart ho...