Hackers hijack Ecovacs robot vacuums to shout racial slurs and chase pets — what you need to know
Reports of robot vacuums chasing pets and yelling racist obscenities have prompted action from Ecovacs, with a further patch promised in November.
Hackers Made Cleaning Robots Shout Racist Slurs in Their Owners’ Homes
Cybersecurity researchers identified multiple vulnerabilities in the popular brand of robots just a few months before the incidents took place.
Hackers made robot vacuums randomly yell racial slurs
Hackers are making robot vacuums randomly yell racial slurs. The attackers also got full control of the units.
Hackers take control of robovacs and use them to yell slurs
ABC News reported that Ecovacs Deebot X2 owners in multiple cities were victims of a cyberattack that resulted in someone taking control of their robot vacuum and yelling hateful language at families,
Hackers took over robovacs to chase pets and yell slurs
Ecovacs blamed a “credential stuffing event” for Deebot X2 Omni robot vacuums that were commandeered to spew hateful words.
Hackers turn robot vacs across the US into obscenity-yelling machines
Multiple ECOVACS Deebot X2 robot vacuums were hacked in cities across the US. The hackers used the robots to spew racial slurs.
Hacked Robot Vacuums Across the U.S. Started Yelling Slurs
ABC News in Australia reports that there were recently multiple instances across the U.S. when owners of Ecovacs vacuums noticed their devices acting unusually. “It sounded like a broken-up radio signal or something,
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