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The "Evil Maid" class of attacks have a new vector: "Evil Digital Maid/Butler" (assume pervasive, fully compromised electronic assistants). iPhone "Evil Maid"
by ramses0 6y ago
The "Evil Maid" class of attacks have a new vector: "Evil Digital Maid/Butler" (assume pervasive, fully compromised electronic assistants).
iPhone "Evil Maid" => GPS, Mic, Camera, Digital User Impersonation [post social network messages, iMessage, etc.]
HomePod "Evil Butler" => Control HomeKit, Mic, Playback Arbitrary Recordings [freeze, this is the police, etc., impersonate a significant other]
Roomba "Evil Maid" => Lidar (mm-resolution depth-camera?!?), Virtual Mic, Push/Close Doors, Push/Move Objects [tip over a table w/ candle]
WiFi Cams "Evil Maid" => Camera, sometimes speakers, sometimes motion control
...if this is how the robot uprising begins, we're a long way from Terminators / SkyNet, but easy to see entire classes of vulnerabilities which are pretty obvious in retrospect.
If you haven't seen "Enemy of the State" or "Conspiracy Theory", they're great movies with a similar premise: "What if 'the system' turned against you?"
- germinalphrase 6y agoI would also recommend “The Conversation” (1974). Not because the vision of surveillance is up to date, but because it’s a much better movie and (sort of) prequel to “Enemy of the State”.