Hacked Ecovacs Deebot X2 vacuums shout racial slurs, chase pet in multiple US cities
S2 · ~May 2024 · Ecovacs
Record
| Company | Ecovacs |
| Industry | Consumer robotics |
| Type(s) | cyber |
| Date | ~May 2024 (month precision) |
| Time of day | not documented |
| Location | no physical site (recall / fleet-wide / aggregate record) |
| Severity | (minor injury or single-unit damage) |
| Scale | at least 2 households across multiple cities |
| Confidence | high |
| Verified flag | Cited source on file; not independently re-verified |
Summary
Exploiting a known Bluetooth/PIN vulnerability, an attacker remotely took over Deebot X2 vacuums in at least two US cities; in Minnesota a hacked unit broadcast racial slurs near a child and accessed the live camera feed, and in Los Angeles a hacked unit chased a family dog while emitting offensive audio.
Primary source
Publisher: Tom's Guide · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Supporting source rows (1)
| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| ~May 2024 | Hacked Ecovacs Deebot X2 vacuums shout racial slurs, chase pet in multiple US cities | Tom's Guide | Tom's Guide |
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- ~May 2025 - CISA advisory: Ecovacs Deebot base stations accept unvalidated firmware updates, deterministic WiFi key
- ~Aug 2024 - Researchers demonstrate Bluetooth/PIN flaw letting attackers hijack Ecovacs Deebot cameras and mics
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