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Luu Tuyen@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 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

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Luu Tuyen@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months 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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    Why does it have speakers? I mean maybe if it’s really quiet otherwise it might be helpful for it to beep occasionally because tripping hazards and whatnot, but why does it need to be able to speak?

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      Mine says “cleaning”, “charging”, etc.

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      to double as security camera I guess

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      To whine at you like a turtle on its back when it gets stuck

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