Hackers could hijack internet-connected speakers to remotely play whatever they want
Hackers are able to hijack several popular models of internet-connected speakers, including some devices sold by audio technology giants Bose and Sonos, to remotely control the music you hear in your home, according to research by Japanese cybersecurity company TrendMicro. The findings provide broad insight into the state of security behind some internet-connected audio devices. According to researchers, at least two popular speaker models — the Sonos Play:1 and Bose SoundTouch — could be detected online with a simple internet scanning tool; allowing for a hacker to locate where a device is geographically located, what network it’s connected to and which music platform it relies on. Hackers can discover the speakers — which in this scenario is necessary to find prior to any intrusion — if a user’s network settings are misconfigured or a device is tied to a home server that may be inadvertently connected to the public internet. […]
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