"Researchers Find that Amazon Alexa Can be Hacked to Record Users"

Security researchers from Checkmark have discovered that the Amazon Alexa voice assistant technology could be manipulated into recording and transcribing the verbal communications of a user. The performance of eavesdropping can be enabled through the exploitation of functionality in the Alexa Skills feature set. This article continues to discuss the attack described by Checkmark researchers, other research surrounding the use of Alexa-powered devices to spy on users, and mitigation strategies. 

eWeek reports "Researchers Find that Amazon Alexa Can be Hacked to Record Users"