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How a USB-connected speaker can infect a PC without ever being touched

Seller of the Sound Blaster Katana V2X doesn’t consider the behavior a vulnerability.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/06/highly-reviewed-speaker-can-be-hacked-over-the-air-to-infect-connected-devices/

]]>https://wtf.coffee-room.com/topic/3723/scary-devicesRSS for NodeMon, 08 Jun 2026 22:24:29 GMTMon, 08 Jun 2026 19:43:23 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Scary devices on Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:24:13 GMT]]>Did you know that wifi can (and presumably does) provide a 3-D imaging of you as you move around your home?

Scariness is abundant!

]]>https://wtf.coffee-room.com/post/25882https://wtf.coffee-room.com/post/25882Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:24:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Scary devices on Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:42:08 GMT]]>"Cheap" devices, more likely than not, depend on stock open-source software without investing much in making them secure. So I think we can state that rather generally that any cheap gadget that connects to and exchanges data with your smartphone or computer are likely to open security holes that put your smartphone/computer at risk.

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It also raises the question: What other Bluetooth devices open users to the same attacks?

Yeah, like my bluetooth foot pedal that I use to turn pages on my iPad while playing piano!

😲

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