Post by rubl on Jul 24, 2018 11:41:48 GMT 7
"Doctor, doctor, I feel like my IoT-enabled vacuum cleaner is spying on me
Snooping on the built-in cam? Remotely controlling it? Well, that sucks *ba-dum tsh*
Vulnerabilities in a range of robot vacuum cleaners allow miscreants to access the gadgets' camera, and remote-control the gizmos.
Security researchers at Positive Technologies (PT) this week disclosed that Dongguan Diqee 360 smart vacuum cleaners contain security flaws that hackers can exploit to snoop on people through the night-vision camera and mic, and take control of the Roomba rip-off.
Think of it as a handy little spy-on-wheels."
www.theregister.co.uk/2018/07/20/iot_insecurity_robo_vacuum_cleaners/
Snooping on the built-in cam? Remotely controlling it? Well, that sucks *ba-dum tsh*
Vulnerabilities in a range of robot vacuum cleaners allow miscreants to access the gadgets' camera, and remote-control the gizmos.
Security researchers at Positive Technologies (PT) this week disclosed that Dongguan Diqee 360 smart vacuum cleaners contain security flaws that hackers can exploit to snoop on people through the night-vision camera and mic, and take control of the Roomba rip-off.
Think of it as a handy little spy-on-wheels."
www.theregister.co.uk/2018/07/20/iot_insecurity_robo_vacuum_cleaners/
