Blaze@piefed.zip to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 5 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 · 5 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-squaretomiant@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoIt’s a tidal wave. It’s very hard to stop. The wave consists of about a trillion variables all pointing in the wrong direction.
It’s a tidal wave. It’s very hard to stop. The wave consists of about a trillion variables all pointing in the wrong direction.