Attackers penetrate "smart" vacuum cleaners through router vulnerabilities or a weak Wi-Fi password, and then gain access to all gadgets on the network, Sergey Zolotukhin, an expert at F6 cybersecurity company, told RIA Novosti.
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Hacking smart vacuum cleaners, or rather their software, has long been a reality. <...> Going further through the "digital home" through router vulnerabilities or guessing the password to Wi-Fi, an attacker can gain access to all devices on the network.
According to Zolotukhin, it is impossible to visually determine a hack — the vacuum cleaner will continue to clean the apartment properly. The main goal of hackers is personal data that can be used for blackmail or manipulation. If the device has a microphone and camera, they can technically be activated for surveillance, even if it is programmatically prohibited.
He emphasized that security depends only on the users themselves — their cyber literacy and responsible attitude to "smart assistants".