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Hacked Robot Vacuums Across the U.S. Started Yelling Slurs (gizmodo.com)

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[–] [email protected] 60 points 1 month ago (2 children)

although Ecovacs accounts are password-protected, and a further four-digit PIN code is required to access the video feed, that PIN code is not validated server-side—meaning anyone with the basic know-how of a tool like Chrome web inspector could bypass it

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

Wow, that PIN code is really on the honor system, isn’t it?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Reminds me of how Xiaomi password protected smart kettle was only password protected in the UI. I think, it's an industry standard nowadays 🥲