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Full report below by researchers:Vulnerabilities in Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant platform could allow attackers to access users’ banking data history or home addresses – simply by persuading them to click on a malicious link.
Researchers with Check Point found several web application flaws on Amazon Alexa subdomains, including a cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw and cross-origin resource sharing (CORS) misconfiguration. An attacker could remotely exploit these vulnerabilities by sending a victim a specially crafted Amazon link.
“We conducted this research to highlight how securing these devices is critical to maintaining users’ privacy,” said Oded Vanunu, head of products vulnerabilities research at Check Point, in research published Thursday. “Alexa has concerned us for a while now, given its ubiquity and connection to IoT devices. It’s these mega digital platforms that can hurt us the most. Therefore, their security levels are of crucial importance.”
Researchers disclosed their research findings to Amazon in June 2020. Amazon fixed the security issues, and researchers publicly disclosed the flaws on Thursday. Threatpost has reached out to Amazon for further comment.
Keeping the gate locked on your IoT devices: Vulnerabilities found on Amazon's Alexa - Check Point Research
Research By: Dikla Barda, Roman Zaikin , Yaara Shriki Introduction & Motivation “Please lower the temperature of the AC, it’s getting humid in here,” said Eric to Alexa, who turned the AC to a cooler temperature in the living room. No, Alexa is not Eric’s partner, wife or friend. Alexa is his...
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