Hackers are making robot vacuums randomly yell racial slurs

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By Lawrence BonkOct 11, 2024, 2:40 pm183 ptsTrendingTop
Robot vacuums across the country were hacked in the space of several days, according to reporting by ABC News. This allowed the attackers to not only control the robovacs, but use their speakers to hurl racial slurs and abusive comments at anyone nearby. All of the affected robots were of the same make and…

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