2026-09-20T23:22:28.549Z
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A software engineer reportedly used an AI coding assistant while attempting to reverse-engineer his DJI robot vacuum so he could control it with a video game controller. In the course of that work, he reportedly said he discovered that credentials used to communicate with DJI's cloud servers could also grant access to data associated with nearly 7,000 other vacuums across 24 countries, including live camera feeds, microphone audio, maps, and status information.
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Reported occurrence date: 2026-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
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