"As Voice Assistants Go Mainstream, Researchers Warn of Vulnerabilities"

As the popularity of voice-activated devices rises, concerns surrounding the security of such technology grow. Security researchers have highlighted the vulnerability of voice-activated gadgets through the demonstration of an attack that could allow commands to be sent to virtual assistants in a covert manner. Attackers could use these commands to perform malicious activities such as make purchases, wire money, and more.  This article continues to discuss the demonstration of a method called DolphinAttack and new studies in relation to the sending of inaudible voice commands to popular voice assistants, along with the responses to these security issues, and mitigation.

CNET reports "As Voice Assistants Go Mainstream, Researchers Warn of Vulnerabilities"​