Alexa can hack ITSELF!

How secure is your Alexa?Researchers have discovered new vulnerabilities in these home assistant devices that would allow them to self-issue commands, to open doors, tamper with smart devices, and listen to your conversation.The original report was released in February:https://arxiv.org/pdf/2202.08619.pdfAnd a great new article in Ars Technica summarized the findings well:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/03/attackers-can-force-amazon-echos-to-hack-themselves-with-self-issued-commands/We go into details of the possible hacks with one of the researchers, Sergio Esposito, and with the author of the Ars Technica report, Dan Goodin.0:00 Show Pre-roll0:48 Intro and Overview2:37 Dan Goodin: Alexa vulnerabilities4:19 Alexa in the wild6:48 "Humans are really bad at assessing real-world risks..."11:11 "These are 'flies on the wall'..."11:40 Other Alexa vulnerabilities17:17 Solutions?19:04  Researcher Sergio Esposito20:55 How the hack works27:10 How do we mitigate the security holes?33:17 Security threat is "medium" severity.38:42 Funny YT comments40:50 Twitter poll: Would YOU own an Alexa??44:56 Privacybeat Quiz Winner: Ramzi!49:00  Show Out and ThanksBrought to you by NBTV members: Sam Ettaro, Will Sandoval, and Naomi BrockwellTo support NBTV, visit https://www.nbtv.media/support(tax-deductible in the US)Sign up for the free CryptoBeat newsletter here:https://cryptobeat.substack.com/Beware of scammers, I will never give you a phone number or reach out to you with investment advice. I do not give investment advice.Visit the NBTV website:https://nbtv.mediaSupport the show