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Thread #173589   Message #4209584
Posted By: Helen
10-Oct-24 - 04:45 PM
Thread Name: Tech: We hacked a robot vacuum - & more
Subject: RE: Tech: We hacked a robot vacuum - & more
Robot vacuum yells racial slur at family after being hacked

"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.

"The affected robots were all Chinese-made Ecovacs Deebot X2s — the exact model that the ABC was able to hack into as proof of a critical security flaw."