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

By a Staff Writer

Sep 8 2017 6:48AM

Inaudible voice commands can take over smart devices.

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

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 "DolphinAtta...

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