Voice-activated devices could be vulnerable to attack from malware using text-to-speech emulation programmes, according to a report from cyber-security group AVG.
Wearable tech and smartphones with integrated personal assistants such as Siri and Cortana will be vulnerable to malware bugs capable of replicating human speech.
These bugs could be programmed to issue demands to call premium phone numbers or send unauthorised emails from victim’s devices.
The exploit could also be used to take over home devices powered by the Internet of Things – unless the smart devices start coming with voice-recognition security features.
Yuval Ben-Itzhak, an AVG security blogger, said: “Being able to issue Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
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