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DJI Pays $30K Bounty After Man Accidentally Hacked 7,000 Robot Vacuums
A security researcher who stumbled into controlling 7,000 DJI Romo robot vacuums via a PlayStation gamepad has been awarded a $30,000 bug bounty. The discovery exposed a critical vulnerability allowing remote camera access.
Key Takeaways
- Sammy Azdoufal accidentally accessed 7,000 DJI Romo vacuums via an unsecured MQTT broker
- DJI paid a $30,000 bug bounty, marking a shift in the company's approach to security researchers
- The vulnerability highlights ongoing IoT security concerns with camera-equipped home devices
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