Shark’s cloud-connected robot vacuums are currently exposed by an unpatched AWS (Amazon Web Services) IoT (Internet of Things) policy flaw that could turn one compromised device into a remote-control skeleton key for many others in the same region, with access to cameras, maps, and Wi‑Fi passwords.
A researcher using the handle tokay0 took apart a Shark RV2320EDUS robot vacuum and found that its embedded AWS IoT certificate is allowed to publish and subscribe to topics for any Shark device in the same AWS Region, not just itself.
An AWS Region is a distinct geographical location where Amazon clusters its cloud data centers. Each AWS Region is completely isolated from the others. There are currently 39 AWS Regions worldwide.
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Source: Malware Bytes Labs
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