A hobby coding experiment reportedly exposed live camera feeds, microphones, and floor plans from thousands of robot vacuums worldwide.

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A hobbyist using Claude AI to reverse-engineer his DJI robot vacuum accidentally gained access to 7,000 devices across 24 countries due to missing access controls in DJI's MQTT broker. The vulnerability exposed live camera feeds, microphones, and floor plans. This incident highlights how AI coding assistants are lowering the barrier for discovering IoT security flaws, while manufacturers continue shipping products with basic security failures. EU and UK regulations are introducing mandatory security requirements, though enforcement remains challenging for overseas manufacturers.

Hobby coder accidentally creates vacuum robot army