Professional hackers managed to sneak fake horoscope apps past Amazon and Google that spied on people's conversations with Alexa and Google Assistant

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Professional hackers managed to sneak fake horoscope apps past Amazon and Google that spied on people's conversations with Alexa and Google Assistant
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A group of whitehat hackers have demonstrated that third-party apps on Google Home or Alexa can log users' conversations and phish for passwords.

Whitehat hackers have proven that it's possible to develop malicious apps hosted by Google Home or Amazon Alexa that spy on users' conversations and phish for personal information like passwords. The eavesdropping apps, posing as astrology apps and random number generators, passed Amazon and Google security checks, meaning they could be downloaded onto any Alexa or Google Home-enabled device.

Whitehat hackers have proven that it's possible to develop malicious apps hosted by Google Home or Amazon Alexa that spy on users' conversations and phish for personal information like passwords. The eavesdropping apps, posing as astrology apps and random number generators, passed Amazon and Google security checks, meaning they could be downloaded onto any Alexa or Google Home-enabled device.

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