Tag Archive for: Alexa

Smashing Security #080: Country bans Facebook, eavesdropping Alexa, and PornHub VPN

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Smashing Security #080: Country bans Facebook, eavesdropping Alexa, and PornHub VPN

The country of Papua New Guinea is planning a month-long nationwide ban of Facebook, PornHub wants to keep your online activities more private, and Amazon Alexa forwards a married couple’s private conversation to a random contact.

All this and much much more is discussed in the latest 100% GDPR-compliant edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by ESET’s Tommi Uhlemann.

Graham Cluley

Woman says Alexa recorded and shared the private conversation she was having with her husband

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Woman says Alexa recorded and shared the private conversation she was having with her husband

It’s every Amazon Alexa owner’s worst nightmare – your private conversations not just being listened to, but shared with random contacts without your knowledge.

Read more in my article on the We Live Security blog.

Graham Cluley

Smashing Security #065: Cryptominomania, Poppy, and your Amazon Alexa

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Smashing Security #065: Cryptominomania, Poppy, and your Amazon Alexa

Cryptomining goes nuclear, YouTube for Kids gets scary, and TV ads have been given the green light to mess with your Amazon Alexa.

All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, who are joined this week by special guest Maria Varmazis.

Graham Cluley

Smashing Security #003: ‘Alexa! Get me an axe!’

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Smashing Security #003: 'Alexa! Get me an axe!'

Join me and fellow computer security industry veterans Vanja Svajcer and Carole Theriault as we have another casual video chat about whatever is on our minds.

This week: Donald Trump and *that* secret dossier, MongoDB databases under attack, Microsoft employees suffering from PTSD, and Alexa buying doll houses.

Graham Cluley