Hackers Can Turn Everyday Speakers Into Acoustic Cyberweapons

Posted on Aug 17, 2019

Hackers Can Turn Everyday Speakers Into Acoustic Cyberweapons

Speakers are everywhere, whether it’s expensive, standalone sound systems, laptops, smart home devices, or cheap portables. And while you rely on them for music or conversation, researchers have long known that commercial speakers are also physically able to emit frequencies outside of audible range for humans. At the Defcon security conference in Las Vegas on Sunday, one researcher is warning that this capability has the potential to be weaponized.

Source: wired.com