Ecovacs robot vacuums in multiple US cities were hacked in the space of a few days, with the attacker physically controlling them and yelling obscenities through their onboard speakers.
Maybe I’m giving them too much credit, but if you want to bring national news attention to poor security without doing real damage, racial slurs are probably the most sure fire way to do so.
“Why do they have to make everything about race? It’s like they’re obsessed. Nobody cares what color you are!”
Also these racists: “Hmm. You know what’s a good use of my time? Going out of my way to hack a Roomba so I can call my neighbor the N-Word.”
Maybe I’m giving them too much credit, but if you want to bring national news attention to poor security without doing real damage, racial slurs are probably the most sure fire way to do so.
Racial slurs do real damage.