Blaze@piefed.zip to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 4 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-square24fedilinkarrow-up1275file-textcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.selinustechtips@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.ziptechnology@lemmit.onlinetechnology@hexbear.net
arrow-up1275external-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 · 4 months agomessage-square24fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.selinustechtips@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.ziptechnology@lemmit.onlinetechnology@hexbear.net
An engineer discovered that the manufacturer can remotely brick his smart vacuum for not collecting data.
minus-squareTelorand@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·4 months agoTo quote the inventor of the Steam Brick: Because I was so preoccupied with whether or not I could that I didn’t stop to think if I should.
To quote the inventor of the Steam Brick: