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Facebook Data Leaks, Smart Speaker Laser Attack, BlueKeep in the Wild

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You’re listening to the Shared Security Podcast, exploring the trust you put in people, apps, and technology…with your host, Tom Eston. In episode 94 for November 11th 2019: Facebook’s Group API data leak and 7,000 pages of leaked Fac… Continue reading Facebook Data Leaks, Smart Speaker Laser Attack, BlueKeep in the Wild→

Pwn2Own Tokyo Roundup: Amazon Echo, Routers and Smart TVs Fall to Hackers

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The latest edition of the bi-annual hacking contest saw creative exploits in new device categories. Continue reading Pwn2Own Tokyo Roundup: Amazon Echo, Routers and Smart TVs Fall to Hackers→

Hackers Can Silently Control Your Google Home, Alexa, Siri With Laser Light

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A team of cybersecurity researchers has discovered a clever technique to remotely inject inaudible and invisible commands into voice-controlled devices — all just by shining a laser at the targeted device instead of using spoken words.

Dubbed ‘Light C… Continue reading Hackers Can Silently Control Your Google Home, Alexa, Siri With Laser Light→

Nord VPN Security Incident, Smart Speaker Phishing, Apple iOS 13 Privacy Features

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You’re listening to the Shared Security Podcast, exploring the trust you put in people, apps, and technology…with your host, Tom Eston. In episode 92 for October 28th 2019: Details on the Nord VPN security incident, using Amazon Echo and Go… Continue reading Nord VPN Security Incident, Smart Speaker Phishing, Apple iOS 13 Privacy Features→

Alexa and Google Home phishing apps demonstrated by researchers

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The researchers’ “Smart Spies” apps showed how Amazon Alexa and Google Home users could be exposed to vishing and eavesdropping. Continue reading Alexa and Google Home phishing apps demonstrated by researchers→