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We Got This Covered
We Got This Covered
Jaymie Vaz

DARK SECRETS: Software engineer accidentally turned his ps5 controller into a tool to spy on thousands of homes globally | Rare Historical Photos

In a wild series of events, Sammy Azdoufai, a software engineer, accidentally turned his PlayStation 5 controller into a tool capable of spying on thousands of homes. He had just wanted to steer his new DJI Romo robot vacuum, but stumbled upon a massive security flaw instead.

Per Fortune, using an AI coding assistant, Azdoufal reverse-engineered how his vacuum communicated with DJI’s remote servers. He managed to extract a security token intended to prove he owned his specific device. What happened next was pretty mind-blowing: the backend servers suddenly treated him as the owner of nearly 7,000 robot vacuums operating in 24 different countries!

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