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Hacking a Robot Vacuum

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The Diqee 360 robotic vacuum cleaner can be turned into a surveillance device. The attack requires physical access to the device, so in the scheme of things it’s not a big deal. But why in the world is the vacuum equipped with a microphone?

Tags: eavesdropping, hacking, physical security, privacy, robotics, surveillance

Posted on July 31, 2018 at 6:40 AM37 Comments

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