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Title: Researchers use lasers to hack Siri, Alexa, Google assistants
Post by: HCK on November 07, 2019, 04:05:12 pm
Researchers use lasers to hack Siri, Alexa, Google assistants

Researchers have used programmable low-powered lasers to remotely control voice-activated personal assistants like Apple's Siri, Amazon's Alexa, and Google Assistant from up to 360 feet away. These attacks exploit a vulnerability in microphones using micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), which the researchers have discovered will respond to lasers the same way they will respond to sound. The […]

Source: Researchers use lasers to hack Siri, Alexa, Google assistants (https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/researchers-use-lasers-to-hack-siri-alexa-google-assistants/)