Alexa, Siri, Cortana vulnerable to 'silent hacking' attacks

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Alexa, Siri, Cortana vulnerable to 'silent hacking' attacks

Inaudible voice commands can take over smart devices.

Voice assistants from some of the industry's leading companies have been found to be vulnerable to an exploit that allows hackers to take control of a device by issuing silent commands. Researchers at Zhejian University in China recently discovered a technique known as "DolphinAttack", ...

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