Robot vacuums hacked across US, made to yell racial slurs, chase pets

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

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

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

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.

Hacked U.S. robot vacuums are yelling racial slurs, chasing pets: report - National

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

Hacked robot-vacuums chase owners, yell slurs: Reports

(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 …

Hacked robo-vacuums chase owners, yell slurs: Reports

(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 …