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Thousands of Yarbo robot mowers are exposed online with identical passwords, letting hackers remotely control blades and spy on families

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Thousands of Yarbo lawnmowers exposed identical passwords across homes worldwideResearchers remotely hijacked a 200-pound mower outside a family residenceGPS locations and WiFi passwords leaked from vulnerable robotic lawnmowersSecurity researcher Andreas Makris has uncovered a serious flaw in the Yarbo robotic lawnmowers that allowed remote access using identical default administrator credentials across thousands of units.These autonomous machines, equipped with cameras, GPS, and AI mapping, operate worldwide in over 30 countries without constant human oversight.Makris demonstrated the vulnerability by accessing owner email addresses, Wi-Fi passwords, exact GPS locations, and plotted a live map showing more than 11,000 devices globally.Latest Videos From You…

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