Blaze@piefed.zip to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 7 months 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-up1272arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.setechnology@lemmy.ziptechnology@hexbear.net
arrow-up1271arrow-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@piefed.zip to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square24linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.setechnology@lemmy.ziptechnology@hexbear.net
An engineer discovered that the manufacturer can remotely brick his smart vacuum for not collecting data.
minus-squareTransient Punk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down1·7 months 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?