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  • Hacked Robot Vacuums Across the U.S. Started Yelling Slurs

    10/11/2024 8:31:21 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 29 replies
    Gizmodo ^ | October 11, 2024 | Tom Maxwell
    "It could have been worse," one owner incredibly concluded. It’s a tale as old as… the Internet of Things era. Robot vacuums made by Ecovacs have been reported roving around people’s homes, yelling profanities at them through the onboard speakers after the company’s software was found to be vulnerable to intrusion. ABC News in Australia reports that there were recently multiple instances across the U.S. when owners of Ecovacs vacuums noticed their devices acting unusually. “It sounded like a broken-up radio signal or something,” Daniel Swenson told the outlet. “You could hear snippets of maybe a voice.” He opened the...