Hardware-hacking vacuum cleaners: extracting secrets, finding vulnerabilities, learning what they know. 🤖🪛🧠🪠🏆

Hardware security expert Dennis Giese summarizes his knowledge and experience with the cybersecurity of vacuum cleaners - how to research them and what vulnerabilities to expect. This talk is not limited to one specific model, but the majority of the devices in the presentation are from Xiaomi.

I’m pretty sure you’ll look at your vacuum cleaner differently after this presentation. And if you have any broken devices, it could be the beginning of new hardware-hacking research!

Enjoy the read (it’s not new, but it’s still very relevant today), and share it with anyone who has a vacuum cleaner or is considering buying a newer, smarter one soon.

More details:

Unveiling the Hidden World of Robot Vacuum Security [PDF,2023]: https://dontvacuum.me/talks/CyberCon2023/AISA-cybercon-2023-dgiese-vacuum-robot.pdf

Reverse engineering and hacking Ecovacs robots (Dennis Giese) [LinkedIn]: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dlaskov_technology-privacy-surveillance-activity-7352783911573250048-C1fR/