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RobotRisk / consumer robotics / Ecovacs

Ecovacs

Products: Vacuum. Risk band: Elevated   RobotRisk index 17.7/100 (incidents/exposure, time-weighted) · 96th percentile of 91 consumer robotics companies.

Analyst brief

The record shows three cyber-related entries spanning May 2024 to May 2025: hacked Deebot units producing offensive audio and pursuing pets, a demonstrated Bluetooth/PIN flaw enabling camera hijacking, and a CISA advisory citing unvalidated firmware updates at the base-station level. The entries move from press-reported exploitation incidents to a formal government security advisory, showing escalation from isolated abuse cases to a documented systemic vulnerability. Severity is low on each entry (1-2) but the count and progression toward a CISA advisory indicate a persistent security-architecture issue rather than one-off misuse. Index 17.8 and the 95.6th percentile reflect this recurring, multi-source pattern.

Entries by year and severity

122024 S2: 22242025 S1: 1125
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Yearly entries vs category average

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Incident log (3 unique incidents)

SevDateTypeLocationIncidentSource
S105/2025 cyber CISA advisory: Ecovacs Deebot base stations accept unvalidated firmware updates, deterministic WiFi key · Deebot Goat G1, Deebot 900/N8/T8 and r… CISA
S208/2024 cyber Researchers demonstrate Bluetooth/PIN flaw letting attackers hijack Ecovacs Deebot cameras and mics · multiple Deebot models Security Affairs
S205/2024 cyber Hacked Ecovacs Deebot X2 vacuums shout racial slurs, chase pet in multiple US cities · at least 2 households across multiple … Tom's Guide

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