Hackers take control of robot vacuums in multiple US cities and abuse owners
www.abc.net.au
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.
  • sbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    6 hours ago

    On May 24, the same day that Mr Swenson’s device was hacked, a Deebot X2 went rogue, and chased its owner’s dog around their Los Angeles home.

    The robot was being steered from afar, with abusive comments coming through the speakers.

    …

    Late at night, an Ecovacs robot in El Paso started spewing racial slurs at its owner until he unplugged it.

    The future is stupid.