Hacking Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant

[Dungannon]

Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri and Google Home can be hacked with lasers

The researchers discovered that these voice-controllable systems can become subject to "light-based audio injection attacks."

www.jpost.com

I'm wondering how many other back doors remain to be discovered.

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[CountryGent]

There's a reason why I don't allow such devices in our home. (And, no, I'm not some irrational Luddite; I was writing code for microcomputers before I had a learner's permit, and developed software for mainframes before I could legally buy a beer.)

 

[teflon6string]

I posted this in another thread a long time ago. Seems to fit here as well...


BURGLAR: [Bursting into condo and pointing gun] "Don't do anything stupid, just give me all your cash."

MILLENNIAL: [Chuckling, tossing him a wallet] "Sure thing Pal. Alexa, call the police."

ALEXA: "Shuffling songs by the Police."

MILLENNIAL: [Listening to Roxanne and getting shot 16 times].

 

[Capn Jack]

What about that house security system that locks and unlocks your front door with a cell phone ? ....

 

[Hueco]

I draw the line at access to the internet and quite enjoy my Hue lights and Nest fire/CO detectors.

Funny story - when I was thinking about the Nest detectors, I called their support and asked, "Does the detector function attached to wifi but not allowed to hit the internet?"

The support rep could not get it through his head that wifi networks can exist without access to the internet. Literally. After 10 minutes of trying to explain it to him, I had to ask to speak to someone else.

So, yep, I have me some smart devices. They're blocked at the router from getting out into the world and likewise, from the world getting in. Sure do love the ability to kill the downstairs alarm when cooking any recipe that calls for blackening and being able to control the light output from every single bulb individually.

My wife thought I was nuts about the Hue lights...but she was sold the first time that she killed the 2/3 of the kitchen lights that glare off the TV while leaving the tucked away 1/3 on...or the 1 that automatically goes to minimum brightness to light the way to the bathroom in the middle of the night...yea, these things are just awesome.

 

[Stomper]

I'm wondering how many other back doors remain to be discovered.

You DO know where this is going, don't you?

 

[Member 34319]

Better get a faraday cage for all your cell phones and computers.

I went all in with my new home. It's nice, convenient.

Love it when the kids being a turd and I can't find the TV remote. I just ask Alexa to turn on YouTube.

But hey, now that I said this, I must obviously be a commie democratic because the pack mentality here is Amazon Evil.

 

[teflon6string]

I set my own personal limit for electronic automation at an iPhone app to control my heater/AC. If some whiz kid wants to hack into that and see how cool I stay in the summer, or warm in the winter, then so be it.

Wish I had this back in the day when Mrs. Teflon and I had separate homes an hour apart. Unplanned away games meant one of us might be heating or cooling an empty house overnight. This new system is super efficient and can achieve any temp we want with just 20-30 minutes lead time on the smartphone even after sitting idle for days or weeks.

Eavesdropping voice commands for Bank Accounts? Email? Bills? Medical? Passwords? Not so much.

 

[Tarawa86]

MILLENNIAL: [Chuckling, tossing him an empty wallet] "jokes on you pal, none of us has any money".

There, fixed that for you


Kidding, of course. I know and work with many millennials who are okay blokes.

 

[Certaindeaf]

There's a reason why I don't allow such devices in our home. (And, no, I'm not some irrational Luddite; I was writing code for microcomputers before I had a learner's permit, and developed software for mainframes before I could legally buy a beer.)

Your phone is a listening device.

 

[CountryGent]

Your phone is a listening device.

Yup. And I hate the stupid device. When I retire, it will be turned into a clay pigeon. It's turned off and stuffed in a briefcase when not in use.

 

[P7M13]

Your phone is a listening device.

So is your TV if it has Wifi or Ethernet and speakers.. And your laptop...
My wife and I have taken to shutting off our internet and putting our cell phones in metal cans for several hours a day.