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Unitree humanoid robots send data to China every 5 minutes, raising security fears
['Atharva Gosavi']
Interesting Engineering
Through this flaw, attackers can gain root-level access wirelessly and turn the robot into a self-propagating botnet.
In simpler words, one infected robot can compromise other Unitree robots in a range, creating a group of hacked robots and giving rise to a dangerous situation.
Decoding the vulnerabilityThe security flaw stems from Unitree using BLE to simplify WiFi setup.
Usually, users connect to a robot via Bluetooth during ongoing use and later switch to WiFi.
Hackers can hijack its computer and turn it into a tool for cyberattacks.