“Alexa, Stop Spying on Me”: Hackers Reveal How Smart Speakers Can Become Spying Devices
As a team of researchers recently demonstrated, the biggest threat to your privacy could be lurking in your home or office. Smart speakers like Amazon Echo and Google Home have certainly made life more convenient—but have they also increased the risk that we could be spied on by our own devices? It’s certainly possible, as two researchers from Tencent Blade Team (a Chinese company that investigates tech security concerns) revealed at the latest Defcon hacking conference. The researchers demonstrated that hackers can turn popular smart speakers into spy bugs, listening in on their unsuspecting owners. But before you take a…READ MORE