Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:17:59 +0000
Adam Griffin is still in disbelief over how quickly he was robbed of nearly $500,000 in cryptocurrencies. A scammer called using a real Google phone number to warn his Gmail account was being hacked, sent email security alerts directly from google.com, and ultimately seized control over the account by convincing him to click “yes” to a Google prompt on his mobile device.
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Credit to Author: Alanna Titterington| Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 12:15:56 +0000
VoltSchemer attacks can "fry" smartphones charging on wireless chargers, disable various devices, and send silent voice commands.
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Credit to Author: Igor Kuksov| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 11:03:42 +0000
Using simple tools such as lasers and music to trick voice assistants and motion sensors.
Read moreCredit to Author: davidruiz| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 16:30:29 +0000
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| Last month, Google announced that its Nest Secure would be updated to work with Google Assistant software. The problem? Google never told users its product had a microphone to begin with. Simple oversight or invasion of privacy? We break it down. Categories: Tags: alarmAmazon Alexaassistantdata collectionData privacyEFFElectronic Frontier FoundationElectronic Privacy Information CenterEpicFederal Trade CommissionGoogleGoogle Assistantkeypadmicrophonemotion sensorNestNest GuardNest SecureprivacySenate Select Committee on Commercesmart assistantSonosSonos Onetransparencytransparenttrustuser trustvoice assistant |
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