[email protected]English • 3 months 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

[email protected]English • 3 months 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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5•3 months ago
Super cool! Apparently the same guy developed both Valetudo and the Midea dehumidifier project you linked.
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  6•3 months ago
  Holy shit, really‽ I had no idea.

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