Tag: DEF CON

Ecovacs says it will fix bugs that can be abused to spy on robot owners

Earlier this month, security researchers warned that a series of security flaws in vacuum and lawn mower robots made by Ecovacs could allow...

The best hacks and security research from Black Hat and Def Con 2024

Thousands of hackers, researchers and security professionals descended on the Black Hat and Def Con security conferences in Las Vegas this week, an...

CrowdStrike accepts award for ‘most epic fail’ after global IT outage

Just a few weeks after its software update triggered a global IT meltdown, CrowdStrike isn’t shying away from the spotlight. In fact, the company’s...

Ecovacs home robots can be hacked to spy on their owners, researchers say

Malicious hackers can take over control of vacuum and lawn mower robots made by Ecovacs to spy on their owners using the devices’...