Google Home smart speaker bug could have allowed hackers to spy on your conversations

A security researcher has won a $107,500 bug bounty after discovering a way in which hackers could install a backdoor on Google Home devices to seize control of their microphones, and secretly spy upon their owners' conversations.

Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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