Ecovacs devices hurl racial slurs at US customers.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (PNN) - October 14, 2024 - Those robot vacuums are handy devices - until they allow strangers to watch your family, hurl racial slurs and torment the dog. ABC News of Australia reports that hackers gained control of Chinese-made Ecovacs Deebot X2s in the homes of Fascist Police States of Amerika customers. It's not clear how many devices were compromised, but the outlet rounds up examples from Minnesota, Los Angeles and El Paso, Texas.