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IoT Insecurity: When Your Vacuum Turns on You

Hackable Internet of Things (IoT) devices are on full display this week at the RSA Conference 2020. From vacuum cleaners to baby monitors, the IoT landscape continues to be plagued by concerning security issues that lead to privacy threats. One such device is a connected vacuum cleaner, the Trifo Ironpie M6. According to researchers with Checkmarx, the vacuum has several high-severity flaws that open the device to remote attacks. Consumers should re-think buying smart home devices with potentially invasive cameras.

Source: https://threatpost.com/vacuum-cleaners-baby-monitors-and-other-vulnerable-iot-devices/153294/

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