Hackers subvert Amazon Echo to create covert microphone

Vulnerabilities in the popular Amazon Echo smart speaker have been exploited by a professional hacker to transform the device into something altogether more sinister, allowing those with sinister intentions to turn the household gadgets into covert microphones and more.
Security researcher Mark Barnes found that the continuous audio stream the device is designed to listen into can be relayed to an attacker, made possible by accessing the hardware inside via connections underneath.
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