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.

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.

  • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
    41·
    1 month ago

    In a weird way, this is possibly the best thing the hackers could have done after gaining access.

    Having your robot vacuum start yelling about hating black people gets media attention in the way an announcement at a security conference just doesn’t.

    • horse_battery_staple@lemmy.world
      41·
      1 month ago

      I doubt any of the victims who were black would be too pleased. I think this is the makings of a good class action. The only way these companies are going to start securing the Internet of shit is if it becomes too expensive not to.

      • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
        2·
        1 month ago

        I wouldn’t expect any of the victims to be happy about it, but this definitely could have been worse.

        And hopefully these things will become known as the vaccum that shouts slurs at you.