With voice assistants becoming everyone’s favorite tech indulgence in recent years, this security vulnerability could be a serious problem. With control over your TV, your music, and even your lights, voice assistants are privy to a wide range of devices, giving hackers free reign over your smartphone and your laptop, along with your entire smart home set up. And that’s just the beginning. This is the kind of hacking that movies and video games have been dreaming up for decades, and it’s decidedly unsettling. The control awarded to hackers with these kinds of resources and skills is far beyond anything anyone would be willing to cope with. So what’s the lesson? Start caring about cybersecurity before some hacker puts your self-driving car into a lake just for the fun of it. Read more about cybersecurity on TechCo
