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The IoT has thrown up a fresh set of vulnerabilities, this time in a telepresence robot from Double Robotics. Double Robotics Telepresence Robot offers a mobile conferencing device that allows the remote user to roam around an office for "face-to-face" conversations. Security researchers at Rapid7 disclosed multiple …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
    Boffin

    Don't go there!

    Obligatory Dilbert.

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  2. Mark 85

    So then, one could hack/fiddle their way into it and then have it run amok? I'm betting there's someone who will do this and then some TLA will call it a "terrorist" action.

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      Judging by the description of "roaming around an office," this gadget will be used primarily by upper management. How could hackers possibly make it do MORE damage?

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  3. jgarry

    Next will be the Double Penetration Robot

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