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Hi All,

This is a security question for the security concsous amongst us. I realise i sound like a paraniod android but I’m currently being cyberstalked and have reason to believe I have RAT (Remote Access Tool) malware on my home networked machines, phone and ipad.

Some of these RATS are known to repopulate themselves to unsecure devices connected to the network that its on. For instance Smart Speakers, Smart Cameras etc. I know that a conversation i had with someone was heard by what i think is my Sonos Move 2 but i have no way of knowing for sure. So i am ultra paranoid.

So far i have purchased a new laptop, new iphone with new sim and number, new router and now a new sim card as i use a 4G router. I found out all of these can share a RAT infection if they are on the same network given the right RAT Software.

I have a lot of digital accessroies one of them being the sonos and im reluctant to get a new one if i dont have to, Can anyone difinitivly tell me if its possible for one of these to get a RAT installed on it and if there is a safe way to find out for sure. I still have the rat infected iphone and ipad to hand if i need to connect to it to do anything.

Please understand that I’m not just a paranoid android i am building a case against the perp and hoping to bring an end to this very soon. In the meantime is the sonos safe and how do i find out for sure? is there a way? Also whats my best coarse of action.

 

 

It seems extremely unlikely. The hacker would need to dissect the Linux kernel that Sonos runs, and create special software…which would likely not be able to run, due to the speed of the CPU, as well as available memory on the Sonos devices. Given the ‘small’ number of users of Sonos, it really wouldn’t be worth the effort to do any of this. 

However, make sure you’re downloading the controller from either Sonos.com, or the iOS or Android store, and not some ‘other’ place, to ensure clean/non-infected controllers. 

You could contact Sonos Support and ask them to look at your internal logging, that we users can’t see, to look for indications of an intrusion.

I think the possibility is very remote but if you are worried it will be worth the call. Make sure your Sonos are all powered up for 30 minutes (not necessary to play anything) so the logs are fully populated when the Sonos tech takes a look.

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