Inaudible Soundwaves Expose a Spooky New Pathway for Hackers

jmke · 9th November 2016, 17:00

In a presentation scheduled for this week’s Black Hat conference in London, security researchers from University College London will outline how new marketing software that uses ultrasound signals could also expose millions of devices to malicious hacking.

The underlying technology in question is known as ultrasonic cross-device tracking, or uXDT. Cross-device tracking has been called a ‘holy grail’ for marketers, allowing them to, for instance, tell your phone when you’re watching a particular TV show, or share data about laptop web browsing to your tablet. A variety of startups and services, including Korea’s Soundlly and the rewards app Shopkick, are developing or using versions of the technology.

http://fortune.com/2016/10/30/soundwave-hacking/

9th November 2016, 17:00	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	Inaudible Soundwaves Expose a Spooky New Pathway for Hackers In a presentation scheduled for this week’s Black Hat conference in London, security researchers from University College London will outline how new marketing software that uses ultrasound signals could also expose millions of devices to malicious hacking. The underlying technology in question is known as ultrasonic cross-device tracking, or uXDT. Cross-device tracking has been called a ‘holy grail’ for marketers, allowing them to, for instance, tell your phone when you’re watching a particular TV show, or share data about laptop web browsing to your tablet. A variety of startups and services, including Korea’s Soundlly and the rewards app Shopkick, are developing or using versions of the technology. http://fortune.com/2016/10/30/soundwave-hacking/ __________________

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