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Hackers take control of robot vacuums in multiple US cities and abuse owners (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 1 month ago by zero_gravitas@aussie.zone to c/andfinally

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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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[–] GreatAlbatross 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

My plan is to buy something Valetudo compatible, and have it all run in network.

I try really hard to stick to the policy of "if it needs internet access to operate, I won't install it on the house"

[–] undefined@links.hackliberty.org 1 points 1 month ago

Me too once these die off.