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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

Hackers take control of robot vacuums in multiple US cities and abuse owners, yells racist slurs

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Hackers take control of robot vacuums in multiple US cities and abuse owners, yells racist slurs

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

Hackers take control of robot vacuums in multiple US cities and abuse owners

Ecovacs robot vacuums in multiple US cities were hacked in the space of a few days, with the attacker physically controlling them and yelling obscenities through their onboard speakers.

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Why do these things need to be internet connected in the first place?
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  To harvest your data and sell it to anyone who’ll pay for it; including racists, hackers, and criminals.

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