Broadcaster Hijacks Listener's Smart Home

Smart homes can be hacked by malicious actors over the internet, but now it looks like radio hosts can hijack your smart home over the radio.

In late February, National Public Radio’s Weekend Edition took a look at Amazon Echo, the Seattle-based e-commerce giant’s tube-shaped speaker. Embedded in Echo is Amazon’s intelligent voice assistant, Alexa. To activate the speaker, users simply have say “Alexa.” From there, users can command Alexa to play music, get the weather, or even control smart home gadgets like internet-connected lights and thermostats.

Read more: http://www.forbes.com/sites/aarontilley/2016/03/11/radio-broadcaster-hijacks-listeners-smart-home-with-amazon-echo/

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