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Of hoodies and headphones: a spotlight on risks surrounding audio output devices

April 22, 2019 admin 101, aha, american heart association, audio output device, audio output device security, ben gurion university, blueborne, bluetooth eavesdropping, FYI, headphone risks, headphones and hoodies, man-in-the-middle attack, MITM, multiplexed wired attack surface, Sennheiser, SPEAKE(a)R, SPEAKE(a)R malware

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 18:15:34 +0000

For years, researchers have been poking holes in our audio output devices in the name of security and privacy. They’ve found many ways our headphones can be hacked or otherwise compromised. Learn what they discovered, and how you can secure your own.

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