UnHack with Drex DeFord

2 Minute Drill: Accidentally Raising Your Own Robot Army with Drex DeFord


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A curious engineer in Spain reverse-engineered his robot vacuum to control it with a PlayStation controller, and accidentally gained access to 7,000 vacuums worldwide. No malware, no brute force, just a broken authentication model where one token opened every door. Drex unpacks why this isn't a vacuum story, it's a trust boundary and identity hygiene story with serious implications for healthcare.

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UnHack with Drex DeFordBy This Week Health