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Amazon Echo device Alexa used to ‘eavesdrop’
The Telegraph is reporting that eavesdroppers are able to listen to entire conversations happening around the device even if the owner hasn’t said “Alexa”. Pentesting UK originally posted about the threat to our homes from such devices in early June 17 ‘electronic assistants pose security risk‘. Now one of the greatest fears about the Amazon…
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The Mail is reporting that hackers could use Amazon voice gadget to steal bank details. Millions have bought voice-activated speakers which play music, provide weather forecasts, order groceries and answer questions… …The devices are brought to life by vocal commands such as ‘Alexa’ or ‘Hello Google’ but experts warn they pose a major security risk…
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