Researchers inject malware into Amazons Alexa-powered Echo and turn it into a tapping device. They transcribed whatever was spoken around the assistant and sent recordings to their command & control center. Researchers say they couldn’t find a way to de-activate the visual indicator that Alexa was actively listening to the user when asked questions. However, it’s not exactly comforting knowing that it could be done in the first place, and maybe can be done again in the future in the U.S.”]
Source: https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/researchers-show-amazon-echo-can-used-eavesdropping/