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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 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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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 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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My take away from this image is that this person only owns 3 kitchen knives…
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  No, the tongs are for when the vacuum wants to take you alive.

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