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  1. October 21st, 2024, 01:05 PM #1
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    Robot vacuum cleaners hacked to spy on, insult owners

    Seriously?

    Multiple robot vacuum cleaners in the US were hacked to yell obscenities and insults through the onboard speakers.

    ABC news was able to confirm reports of this hack in robot vacuum cleaners of the type Ecovacs Deebot X2, which are manufactured in China. Ecovacs is considered the leading service robotics brand, and is a market leader in robot vacuums.

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    Ecovacs told ABC news it would issue a security upgrade for owners of its X2 series in November. Until that happens you might want to do the same as Swenson and turn the vacuum off.
    https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/ne...-insult-owners

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