Hackers hijack robot vacuums in multiple US cities, here’s what happened next

Multiple Ecovacs Deebot X2 robot vacuums in US cities were recently hacked. This allowed attackers to remotely control the devices and broadcast racial slurs through their built-in speakers. This incident follows a report by the ABC, which demonstrated a critical security flaw in the Chinese-made robot vacuum model. The hackers exploited this vulnerability to gain unauthorised access to the Deebot X2s, enabling them to manipulate the vacuums’ movements and utilise the speakers for malicious purposes.