{"id":16499,"date":"2019-11-07T08:00:54","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T13:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=16499"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:05:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:05:14","slug":"u-m-researchers-hack-devices-with-laser-light-commands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2019\/11\/07\/u-m-researchers-hack-devices-with-laser-light-commands\/","title":{"rendered":"U-M researchers hack devices with laser &#8220;Light Commands&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Alexa-Home-700x403.png\" alt=\"Google Home and Amazon Alexa devices\" class=\"wp-image-11342\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A team of researchers including <strong>Kevin Fu<\/strong> and <strong>Daniel Genkin<\/strong>, U-M professors of electrical engineering and computer 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unlock and start a vehicle that\u2019s connected to a target\u2019s account<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A team of researchers including Kevin Fu and Daniel Genkin, U-M professors of electrical engineering and computer science, have found a way to take over Google Home, Amazon\u2019s Alexa, or Apple\u2019s Siri devices from hundreds of feet away by shining laser pointers, and even flashlights, at the devices\u2019 microphones. \u201cWe\u2019ve shown that hijacking voice assistants only requires line-of-sight\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2019\/11\/07\/u-m-researchers-hack-devices-with-laser-light-commands\/\">Read More 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