Researchers' dodgy Alexa, Google apps show dangers of smart home hack

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Security experts have shown how the Google Home and Nest speakers, as well as Amazon's Echo products, can be taken over by hackers.

Berlin-based researchers Security Research Labs have published their

"As the functionality of smart speakers grows, so too does the attack surface for hackers to exploit them," the company noted, in a blog post. Amazon, Google and Apple say they keep the recordings, and monitor them, to improve the accuracy of the assistants.But consumers should be concerned about adding the third-party Alexa "skills" and Google "actions," to do more things with the speakers, as these can come from other developers that aren't as transparent.

 

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