Spanish software engineer, Sammy Azdoufal, discovered that he could access 7,000 robotic vacuums worldwide. He connected his DJI Romo robot vacuum to a PlayStation 5 game controller and found he could control other machines. However, when his remote control app began talking to DJI's servers, around half of the global vacuum devices began acting as their boss. He contacted tech expert Sean Hollister at The Verge to demonstrate this vulnerability. The story went viral, with readers expressing skepticism about the company's ability to quickly fix the issue. Azadoufal claims he accessed his own data on the company’s servers and also had access to thousands of other customers’ data.