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Vacuum

Type index 16.9/100 · 12 incidents (4 at S4+) · 7 of 73 tracked companies have incidents of this type · 9 tracked products.

Companies ranked within Vacuum

CompanyShare of company riskRankCompany index
Dreame Technology100%1 of 752.3
SharkNinja100%2 of 750.5
iRobot88%3 of 736.4
DJI30%4 of 755.0
Anker Innovations100%5 of 730.1
Ecovacs100%6 of 729.2
Roborock100%7 of 75.3

Products

ProductCompanyRobot typeStatusIncidentsIndex
Dreame robot vacuumsDreame Technology Vacuumshipping252.3
Shark robot vacuumsSharkNinja Vacuumshipping150.5
Roomba j9+iRobot Vacuumshipping234.2
DJI RomoDJI Vacuumshipping233.0
eufy RoboVacAnker Innovations Vacuumshipping130.1
Deebot X2 OmniEcovacs Vacuumshipping225.0
Deebot base stationEcovacs Vacuumshipping111.5
Roborock S8 MaxV UltraRoborock Vacuumshipping15.3
Xiaomi Robot Vacuum X20Xiaomi Vacuumshipping00.0

Incidents

12 of 12 incidents
SevDateCompanyTypeLocationIncidentSource
S528 Jul 2026Dreame Technology regulatory USAFCC bars new foreign-made robot vacuums, including Dreame, from equipment authorization over national-security concerns Consumer Reports / Masha
S513 Jul 2026SharkNinja cyber —Shark robot vacuum flaw allows remote code execution via stolen certificate Tom's Hardware / Cyberne
S307 Mar 2026DJI cyber —DJI Pays $30K Bug Bounty After Researcher Hacks 7,000 Robot Vacuums The Tech Buzz
S211 Feb 2026DJI cyber Multiple countriesDJI Cloud Authorization Bug Exposes Data From Nearly 7,000 Robot Vacuums · ~7,000 devices across 24 countries Popular Science
S202 Sep 2025Dreame Technology cyber —Security flaws found in Dreame (and Ecovacs) robot vacuums with cameras Korea JoongAng Daily / c
S1~May 2025Ecovacs cyber —CISA advisory: Ecovacs Deebot base stations accept unvalidated firmware updates, deterministic WiFi key · Deebot Goat G1, Deebot 900/N8/T8 and related models CISA
S2~Aug 2024Ecovacs cyber —Researchers demonstrate Bluetooth/PIN flaw letting attackers hijack Ecovacs Deebot cameras and mics · multiple Deebot models Security Affairs
S2~May 2024Ecovacs cyber —Hacked Ecovacs Deebot X2 vacuums shout racial slurs, chase pet in multiple US cities · at least 2 households across multiple cities Tom's Guide
S4~Mar 2024Anker Innovations fire Fenton, MO, USAeufy robotic vacuum catches fire/explodes at Missouri home KSDK
S430 Jan 2024iRobot fire Miami Gardens, FL, USARoomba lithium battery fire injures man in Miami Gardens house fire · 1 unit / 1 injury Local10
S115 Sep 2021Roborock cyber —Roborock discloses insecure random-number generator flaw in Tuya IoT cloud connection · 5 models Roborock
S321 Dec 2020iRobot recall —iRobot Clean Base for Roomba i7+ recalled in Canada over electrical short hazard · 11,971 units (Canada) Health Canada / Recalls.

Tracked companies shipping Vacuum

360 (Qihoo 360 Technology)3i RoboticsAirroboAnker InnovationsBagotte (Shellbot)BekoBissellCecotecCoredyDJIDeermaDreame TechnologyDysonEcovacsElectroluxEverybotEzvizGroupe SEB (Rowenta)HaierHisenseHitachi Global Life SolutionsHonitureHooverImouIonvacJIMMY (KingClean Electric)KyvolKärcherLG ElectronicsLaresarLefantLiectrouxLublueluLydstoMOVAMamibotMidea GroupMieleMilagrow HumanTechNarwalNeabotNeato RoboticsNeatsvorOKP LifePhilipsProscenicRoborockRoidmiSamsung ElectronicsSharkNinjaShenzhen Picea RoboticsSwitchBotTCLTapo (TP-Link)TesvorThamtuTikomTinecoToshiba LifestyleTrifoUltenicUoniUwantVactidyViomi TechnologyVorwerkWyze LabsXiaomiYeediZacobObsweepiLife (Shenzhen Zhiyi Technology)iRobot
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