Incidents of hacking related to the Ecovacs Deebot X2 model robot vacuums, manufactured in China and also sold in Turkey, have occurred in the US. The hacked vacuums started swearing at their owners and chasing pets. Security vulnerabilities in smart home technologies have come into question again with the events in the US. The Ecovacs Deebot X2 Omni model robot vacuums were seized by hackers. Reports of Ecovacs Deebot X2 robot vacuums being hacked have been made in several states in the US. According to ABC News, hackers attacked pets and cursed homeowners using the cameras, speakers, and remote control systems of these robots.
Daniel Swenson, a US lawyer whose robot vacuum was hacked, mentioned that while watching TV, his vacuum suddenly started working and he heard strange noises from its speaker. Swenson noticed that his vacuum had been hacked, reset the password, and shortly after, the robot vacuum started moving again and began spewing racist slurs from its speaker. The China-based company claimed that the situation arose from the compromise of customer account details, not their own systems. They also stated that a software update to enhance security will be released in November.