Ecovacs robot vacuums in several U.S. cities have reportedly been hacked. Customers have reported that the machines are shouting racial slurs and chasing pets. Experts blame security flaws in the Chinese-made vacuum.

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Hacked robo-vacuums chase owners, yell slurs: Reports

Ecovacs robotic vacuums are quite easy to hack, according to cybersecurity researchers have been warning about the dangers for quite some time.

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Some US homeowners learned that racism is taught -- even in bots-- after their Chinese-made robot vacuums were hijacked and reprogrammed to bombard them with racial slurs.

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Hacked robot vacuums hurl racial slurs at shocked owners, who react with ‘fear, disgust’

Foul-mouthed hackers allegedly gained access to robot vacuums in multiple cities across the United States over a few days earlier this year.

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Robot vacuums spewed racial slurs, obscenities after being hacked: Report

Hackers exploited a software vulnerability in a robot vacuum cleaner from a company called Ecovacs. As a result, some Deebot X2 vacuum cleaners began to work inexplicably and even cursed.

Hekkerek használták ki az Ecovacs nevű cég egyik robotporszívójának szoftveres sebezhetőségét. Ennek következtében egyes Deebot X2-es porszívók megmagyarázhatatlanul kezdtek el dolgozni, káromkodtak is.

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In our technological world, it seems that every scientific advance to facilitate our lives comes attached to inherent dangers to our privacy and even our safety.

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CRAZY TECH WORLD: Hacked Robot Vacuum Goes Around the House Shouting Expletives and Racial Slurs

Chinese-made connected devices have been hacked in the United States in recent months, reports an American media outlet on Thursday, October 10. The hackers yelled racist insults through the vacuum cleaner speaker system.

Des appareils connectés de confection chinoise ont été hackés aux Etats-Unis ces derniers mois, rapporte un média américain jeudi 10 octobre. Les pirates ont crié des insultes racistes à travers le système de haut-parleurs des aspirateurs.

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(NewsNation) — Robot vacuums manufactured by Ecovacs have gone rogue, with some customers reporting the tiny tech tools chased them around their homes and barraged them with profanities after being hacked. Minnesota lawyer Daniel Swenson is one of those people. He told Australia Broadcast Network about an experience in May with his Deebot X2. the uniquely problematic model from the Chinese manufacturer. "It sounded like a broken-up radio signal …

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The Deebot X2 Omni. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge  Someone gained access to Ecovacs Deebot X2 Omni robotic vacuums across several US cities earlier this year and used them to chase pets and yell racist slurs at their owners, reported ABC News in Australia this week.  The outlet spoke with multiple Deebot X2 owners who say their Deebot X2s had been hacked in May, including Minnesota lawyer Daniel Swenson, who said he was watching…

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