Blaze (he/him)@piefed.zip to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 1 month agoManufacturer issues remote kill command to disable smart vacuum after engineer blocks it from collecting data — user revives it with custom hardware and Python scripts to run offlinewww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up1276arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1275arrow-down1external-linkManufacturer issues remote kill command to disable smart vacuum after engineer blocks it from collecting data — user revives it with custom hardware and Python scripts to run offlinewww.tomshardware.comBlaze (he/him)@piefed.zip to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square24linkfedilinkfile-text
An engineer discovered that the manufacturer can remotely brick his smart vacuum for not collecting data.
minus-squareTransient Punk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down1·1 month agoWhy do it the easy way, when you can do it the fun way?
Why do it the easy way, when you can do it the fun way?