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Amazon Fixes Alexa Glitch That Could Have Divulged Personal Data

Researchers disclosed flaws in Amazon Alexa that could allow attackers to access personal data and install skills on Echo devices. An attacker could remotely exploit these vulnerabilities by sending a specially crafted Amazon link. Amazon fixed the security issues, and researchers publicly disclosed the flaws on Thursday. In a real-world attack, a bad actor would first convince an Alexa user to click on a malicious link, which then directs them to Amazon where the attacker has code-injection capabilities. From there the attacker could get a list of the apps installed on Alexa and the user s token.

Source: https://threatpost.com/amazon-alexa-one-click-attack-can-divulge-personal-data/158297/

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