When Sammy Azdoufal found he had access to data from robot vacuum cleaners around the world, he told a tech publication. But the implications could be mind-boggling ...

A hobbyist accidentally hacked 7,000 DJI robot vacuums using a PlayStation controller, revealing major flaws in smart home ...

In 2024, hackers took over Ecovacs vacuums to shout slurs at owners. In 2025, Dreame and Narwal robots were found to have ...

When it comes to household chores, vacuuming is essential for spotless floors. And if you've ever dropped small items like earring studs, tiny screws, safety pins, or even Lego pieces onto the carpet, ...

A software engineer’s earnest effort to steer his new DJI robot vacuum with a video game controller inadvertently granted him ...

Azdoufal uncovered a major DJI Romo robot vacuum vulnerability, accessing 7,000 devices across 24 countries. DJI has now resolved the issue.

A French programmer unwittingly gained remote access to 7,000 robot vacuums when he tried to move his own cleaner around with ...

Sammy Azdoufal alerted New York-based outlet the Verge after he took control of DJI Romo devices around the world ...

Software engineers inadvertently gained control of 7,000 DJI robotic vacuum cleaners globally, exposing a security ...

Sammy Azdoufal only wanted to be able to move his DJI robot vacuum cleaner with his PS5 controller. Then he found out he'd ...

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Sammy Azdoufal, a software engineer specialising in AI strategy, purchased a new DJI Romo – the company's first robot vacuum cleaner – and decided to tinker with it by connecting it to his PS5 ...