A few weeks ago at USENIX Security’18, we reported on an emerging threat vector in the Internet of Things – voice-controlled devices like the Amazon Echo will sometimes misinterpret commands, a fact that can be exploited by an attacker to trick them into using a malicious app. Sean Gallagher, an IT Editor for Ars Techica, released an article today about this study. In a piece he calls Mad Skills, he profiles our work and also discusses some other recent findings pointing to the fact that voice-controlled device interfaces are increasingly insecure. Congrats to student authors Riccardo, Deepak, and Paul Murley for this awesome work and well-deserved exposure!