Getting an Amazon Echo app to silently eavesdrop on you
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You Can Now Use Your Amazon Echo Speakers As an Intercom System
Amazon is bringing a popular Google Home feature to its Echo speakers.
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Cloning the Echo Show With a Fabric Wrapped Pi
After seeing an Echo Show in the flesh plastic, [anonteapot] was inspired to create his own take on Amazon’s latest on-ramp to their ecosystem. He had the Raspberry Pi and a touch screen, but not much else. He doesn’t even have a dedicated work area at home, much less something as exotic as a 3D printer to run off a custom case. For this decidedly low-tech build, all that was required tool-wise was a razor blade knife and a screwdriver.
The majority of the device, which he refers to as the PiShow, is made of hand-cut pieces of MDF. In …read more
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Amazon Alexa Forensic Walkthrough Guide
Hello again readers and welcome back! We are working on wrapping up 2017 here at BriMor Labs, as this was a very productive and busy year. One of the things that Jessica and I have been meaning to put together for quite some time was a small document s… Continue reading Amazon Alexa Forensic Walkthrough Guide
Amazon Pushes Further Ahead of Apple, Google and Microsoft with Alexa
Based on app downloads, Amazon had a very strong holiday season with its Alexa products but Google may not be far behind.
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WeWork has big plans for Alexa for Business
Amazon is soon to announce Alexa for Business, and WeWork is one of the first partners to have hopped on the platform. WeWork’s vision is to use technology to help businesses make the most out of their physical space, all while customizing … Continue reading WeWork has big plans for Alexa for Business
Review: Amazon Echo (Second-Gen)
Amazon has released their second generation Echo and after spending a few days with the new device, here’s what you need to know.
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How Cortana Can Survive in a world of Alexa, Siri and Google (premium)
Microsoft has found itself in a tough position with Cortana but there is plenty of room in the market for a smart speaker…but it may not be with consumers.
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August 2, 2017 – Hack Naked News #134
No more VPNs in Russia, hacking luxury cars, stolen Game of Thrones scripts, your Echo is spying on you, and more. Jason Wood of Paladin Security joins us to discuss Chrome plugin phishing attacks on this episode of Hack Naked News! Full Show Notes Visit http://hacknaked.tv to get all the latest episodes!
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The Amazon Echo As A Listening Device
It is an inevitability that following swiftly on the heels of the release of a new device there will be an announcement of its rooting, reverse engineering, or other revealing of its hackability. Now the device in question is the Amazon Echo, as MWR Labs announce their work in persuading an Echo to yield the live audio from the microphone and turn the voice assistant device into a covert listening device.
The work hinges on a previous discovery and reverse engineering (PDF) of Amazon’s debug connector on the base of the Echo, which exposes both an SD card interface and …read more
