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Man accidentally gains control of 7,000 robot vacuums
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It has also happened with baby monitors. Well, almost endless other IoT devices too. But baby monitors are a particular issue. They have speakers in them too. Attackers were exploiting it and playing very disturbing sounds to cause extreme distress to babies.
Remember, the S in IoT stands for security.