PSA: Amazon's Echo BOTNET can be breached by HACKERS! B

Wow !
You mean connecting this simple microphone and speaker directly to the internet wasn't the smartest thing to do ? Who would've thunk that !

>>61691621
I know, right??

That can't be right, real hackers like the cast of Mr. Robert use it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaY9zt_qx_c

>>61691621
Well now it's officially exploitable. Amazon has an excuse now to come out with a new more "secure" internet microphone.

IoT was a mistake

>>61691878
What, you don't want to trust dozens of 3rd parties with the security and maintenance of their devices which (often) have full access to the entire LAN?

I mean, just look at the stellar track record of consumer-grade router manufacturers and Android phone OEMs!

>>61691605
>He said taking over the device was "trivial" once an attacker had (physical) access to an Echo.

Wow, its fucking nothing.

>>61691700
well that was cringey as fuck

get a smart router and isolate all your shit. easy peasy

Can't the memory of these IoT devices made read-only? So when I restart the overglorified telescreen, it goes back to its uninfected state and syncs back its settings from my phone or a remote server.

>>61691878
_Internet_ of things is a mistake, yes, I agree. LAN connected devices are pretty cool though. They should stay on LAN though.

>>61694083
Well they need a way to monitor you.