Amazon's Alexa and Google Home's smart assistant were vulnerable to a security issue that could have allowed hackers to eavesdrop on people without their knowledge or entice users to hand over sensitive information, researchers say
San Francisco Amazon's Alexa and Google Home's smart assistant were vulnerable to a security issue that could have allowed hackers to eavesdrop on people without their knowledge or entice users to hand over sensitive information, researchers say.
Security Research Labs, a hacking research firm, said it discovered the flaw earlier this year and reported it to Amazon and Google. On Sunday, the firm posted a series of videos demonstrating how someone could exploit it. Amazon and Google told CNN Business the security issue has since been fixed.The findings were first reported by tech site ZDNet.
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