When Sean Kelly bought a top-of-the-line vacuum cleaner, he imagined he was making a safe purchase.
Little did he know that the cleaning machine scuttling about his family's feet contained a security flaw that could let anyone see and hear their every move.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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