This is just insane! I've read a number of times over the last few years that the so called Internet of Things (networked gadgets including cars, refrigerators, and vacuum cleaners) present a serious threat to security because they're being forced upon us without having gone through the same level of security testing that, say, your laptop or cellphone does; in other words, none.

Yeah, we're being subsumed.

But aside from that, the creepiness factor of this is off the charts. This thing could actually follow you around.

We've arrived! Real robots in your house - capable of spying on you - & detonating.

Below is related, but different. Qantus customers had their accounts accessed & their frequent flier points stolen, which is small on the scale of things, but Qantus's response is telling:

9 News: Qantas stressed the attack was not related to cybersecurity.
"This was not a cyber hack or data theft, but a case of two rogue employees of one of our suppliers abusing their position to fraudulently steal frequent flyer points." the airline said.

It's definitely data theft, for starters. We know that coz they've contradicted themselves in the same sentence, which is good going - usually takes at least two. Even if it was rogue employees, that still amounts to an existential weakness in their security, even more dangerous than hacking, coz it's so much easier - all you gotta do is log-in.

The other point relates to the luan-chi-bao-zao (messy, insecure) supply chain reality. Companies/govs have allowed it to become like this, gotten rich off it, now it's trotted out as an excuse for lack of accountability. Ohr, it wasn't us, it was that dodgy 3rd party that we entrusted your data too, that done it!

The sad truth is they don't give a shit about your security. They care about your data/money/compliance, but that's it.