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Hacking Via Amazon Alexa Skills
Hacking via Amazon Alexa Skills by Richard Knowell is a practical, lab-driven guide that shows how voice-assistant platforms are attacked — and how to protect them. From core Voice User Interface (VUI) design to creating and testing skills, this book walks readers through building malicious skill proofs-of-concept, harvesting user data, abusing device and settings APIs, storing exfiltrated data, and preparing skills for publication — all while explaining the defensive controls that stop real attackers.
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Inside you’ll
Clear, step-by-step walkthroughs to create and test Alexa skills (including code examples and console flows).
Social-engineering techniques tailored to voice interfaces (capturing names, birthdays, device info, timezones).
How attackers persist and exfiltrate data (S3 persistence, attribute managers, device APIs).
Practical detection and hardening advice for developers and DevSecOps teams.
Publishing, privacy & compliance pitfalls that let malicious skills reach users — and how to prevent that.
Written for penetration testers, voice-app developers, and security teams, this book balances offensive technique with pragmatic countermeasures so you can both think like an attacker and secure the voice layer of your product.
5-line Amazon bullet points (for the features list)Hands-on skill real code, console screenshots, and deployment walkthroughs.
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Voice capture and validate user data via slots, intents, and dialog management.
Persistence & use S3/Dynamo patterns and the AttributesManager to persist stolen data.
Device & settings retrieve deviceId, timezone and settings via the Settings API and service clients.
Production privacy/compliance, validation checklist, and publishing pitfalls to block malicious skills.
Full_book_design_alexa
Inside you’ll
Clear, step-by-step walkthroughs to create and test Alexa skills (including code examples and console flows).
Social-engineering techniques tailored to voice interfaces (capturing names, birthdays, device info, timezones).
How attackers persist and exfiltrate data (S3 persistence, attribute managers, device APIs).
Practical detection and hardening advice for developers and DevSecOps teams.
Publishing, privacy & compliance pitfalls that let malicious skills reach users — and how to prevent that.
Written for penetration testers, voice-app developers, and security teams, this book balances offensive technique with pragmatic countermeasures so you can both think like an attacker and secure the voice layer of your product.
5-line Amazon bullet points (for the features list)Hands-on skill real code, console screenshots, and deployment walkthroughs.
Full_book_design_alexa
Voice capture and validate user data via slots, intents, and dialog management.
Persistence & use S3/Dynamo patterns and the AttributesManager to persist stolen data.
Device & settings retrieve deviceId, timezone and settings via the Settings API and service clients.
Production privacy/compliance, validation checklist, and publishing pitfalls to block malicious skills.
85 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 24, 2025
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