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Luu Tuyen@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year 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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Luu Tuyen@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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Hackers take control of robot vacuums in multiple US cities and abuse owners
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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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    Maybe I’m giving them too much credit, but if you want to bring national news attention to poor security without doing real damage, racial slurs are probably the most sure fire way to do so.

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      Racial slurs do real damage.

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