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Hacking Robots Before Skynet

Explore the dark side of robotics with our insights on hacking robots and the cybersecurity threats they pose.

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Our research uncovered both critical- and high-risk cybersecurity problems in many robot features. Some of them could be directly abused, and others introduced severe threats. Examples of some of the common robot features identified in the research as possible attack threats are as follows:

  • Microphones and Cameras
  • External Services Interaction
  • Remote Control Applications
  • Modular Extensibility
  • Network Advertisement
  • Connection Ports

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