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Hackers hijack Ecovacs robot vacuums to shout racial slurs and chase pets — what you need to know
One of the handiest functions of smart home devices is the ability to check in on them remotely when you’re not at home. But remote access can create a significant security vulnerability, as ...
Multiple ECOVACS Deebot X2 robot vacuums were reportedly hacked in cities across the US. It’s claimed that the hacked robots did everything from yelling slurs at owners to chasing pets. Security ...
Malicious hackers can take over control of vacuum and lawn mower robots made by Ecovacs to spy on their owners using the devices’ cameras and microphones, new research has found. Security researchers ...
The US has charged one of the suspects, 19-year-old UK national Thalha Jubair, for his alleged involvement in at least 120 ...
Robot vacuums across the country were hacked in the space of several days, according to reporting by ABC News. This allowed the attackers to not only control the robovacs, but use their speakers to ...
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Robot vacuums in US transmit racial slurs after hackers take control
In what could be termed as a bizarre and frightening incident, robot vacuum cleaners across several cities in the US were ...
Clever engineers at a Chinese video company called HTX Studio built a tiny, swiveling robot that can shoot pieces of gum right into your mouth. In a video that made the rounds on social media over the ...
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