The Google Nest Mini smart speaker can be used to by an attacker to make unauthorized transactions and listen in on conversations in the home.
), Kunze was messing around with a Nest Mini when he discovered that a rogue or"backdoor" account could be created using the Google Home app. That account could then be used to control the smart speaker giving a bad actor access to the microphone feed and other features of the device remotely.for discovering this vulnerability which turned the Google Nest Mini from a smart speaker into a device able to snoop on the user's conversations and more.
The information needed to hack the Nest Mini would include the name of the device, the certificate, and the Cloud ID. With this info, the hacker can send a request to Google's server requesting a link to the smart speaker allowing the device to be used to make online transactions, control smart appliances, unlock the front door, and more.
The researcher was able to make this happen by creating a malicious routine that included the"call [phone number]" command. This activated the microphone at a specified time, calling the attacker's phone allowing him to listen in via the microphone on the smart speaker. Kunze recorded a video showing how the Nest Mini's microphone can send conversations to a smartphone, which in this case would be in the possession of the bad actor.
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