Amazon Echos Hack Themselves, Fraud Is Flourishing on Zelle, Samsung Galaxy Source Code Stolen
A new attack uses Alexa’s functionality to force Amazon Echo devices to make self-issued commands, payment app Zelle has become popular with fraudsters and banks don’t seem to care, and details about hackers who have stolen source code for Samsung Galaxy devices.
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Attackers can force Amazon Echos to hack themselves with self-issued commands
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Fraud Is Flourishing on Zelle. The Banks Say It’s Not Their Problem
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Samsung confirms hackers stole Galaxy source code
https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/7/22965220/samsung-hack-lapsus-galaxy-source-code-confirmed-nvidia
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*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from The Shared Security Show authored by Tom Eston. Read the original post at: https://sharedsecurity.net/2022/03/14/amazon-echos-hack-themselves-fraud-is-flourishing-on-zelle-samsung-galaxy-source-code-stolen/