Could 'demonic voices' take over YOUR phone?
It may sound like YouTube has been possessed, but the demonic sounds coming from the clip below are voice commands to access a smartphone's virtual assistant. Researchers have found an attack that uses'hidden voice commands' embedded within clips that lets hackers prompt the assistant to perform a number of tasks. This attack lets hackers make phone calls, use Venmo to transfer money or worse, download malware giving cyberthieves complete control of the handset. Researchers have found an attack that uses'hidden voice commands' embedded within YouTube videos that lets hackers prompt the assistant to perform a number of tasks. They placed an Android 10ft away from the speaker and the'demonic sounds' said'OK Google' Researchers found that hackers are able to embed'hidden voice commands' in YouTube clips to control a smartphones virtual assistant.
Jan-25-2017, 01:35:04 GMT
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