Spanish engineer reports flaw in ‘smart’ vacuums after gaining control of 7,000 devices

Sammy Azdoufal alerted New York-based outlet the Verge after he took control of DJI Romo devices around the world A Spanish software engineer reportedly contacted a New York-based tech outlet recently to reveal he had remotely taken control of about 7,000 vacuums worldwide, in the process shedding light on a broad vulnerability with smart products, according to a cybersecurity expert. The Verge reported that the situation came to light when Sammy Azdoufal was trying to reverse-engineer his ne...

By Eric Berger

Proč mají robotické vysavače z Číny mikrofony, ptá se muž, který získal přístup k datům tisíců z nich

Chytré spotřebiče hlásí další bezpečnostní problém. Španělskému inženýrovi se skrze aplikaci pro jeho robotický vysavač čínské firmy DJI podařilo získat přístup do dalších sedmi tisíc přístrojů po celém světě. Mohl je ovládat, skrze mikrofony poslouchat rozhovory a získal i plánky jednotlivých bytů. „Neporušil jsem žádná pravidla,“ řekl webu The Verge s tím, že se k datům dostal legální cestou.

Man Accidentally Hacks Himself A 7,000-Robot Army

Man Accidentally Hacks Himself A 7,000-Robot Army A software engineer in Spain had the surprise of his life when he found himself in control of thousands of robots in what was supposed to be a pet project. Sammy Azdoufal set out to customize his new Chinese-made DJI Romo robot vacuum, a high-end autonomous cleaner that comes with a price tag of $2,000 that maps homes, mops floors, and navigates obstacles with onboard sensors, according to Popular Science. Dissatisfied with t...

By Tyler Durden