Critical Kindle Hack Exposed: How a Malicious Ebook Could Have Compromised Your Amazon Account
Key Vulnerability Details: Affected Systems: Amazon Kindle e and their Audible audiobook...Kindle devices through automatic updates....recently demonstrated how a seemingly innocent ebook could be weaponized to hijack a user's entire Amazon...Kindle e that have since been patched, highlighting the ongoing cat game between device...These cookies are digital keys that tell Amazon's servers the user is already logged in, bypassing the...A privilege escalation flaw in the on keyboard. Primary Risk: Theft of Amazon session...Once the file is on the device, the Kindle's internal parsing system—the software responsible for reading...In this specific case, the exploit was designed to steal the Amazon session cookies stored on the device...Ricotta reported the vulnerabilities to Amazon's security team well before his public demonstration at...then demonstrated how this access could be chained with a second, unrelated vulnerability in the Kindle's...Amazon investigated, confirmed the flaws as critical, and developed and deployed patches to all affected..."KindleDrip" vulnerability disclosed in 2020, which also exploited the ebook parsing and "Send to Kindle...demonstration, which took place at a major cybersecurity conference, revealed critical vulnerabilities in Amazon's...An Amazon spokesperson confirmed the recent flaws have been patched and stated there is no evidence they...In recognition of his work in strengthening their platform's security, Amazon awarded Ricotta a USD 20,000...ethical hacking. A Familiar Threat Resurfaces This incident is not the first of its kind for the Kindle...leading to unauthorized account access and potential full device compromise. Status: Patched by Amazon...affected the side of content from third sources, not books purchased directly from the Amazon...malicious code to escalate its privileges, moving from stealing data to gaining full control over the Kindle's...KindleDrip" 2020 USD 18,000 Both vulnerabilities involved manipulating ebook files to exploit Kindle's