Hak5: Hackers Found a Way Into Humanoid Robots | Threat Wire

What happens when a vulnerability doesn’t just spread between computers—but between humanoid robots? This week on ThreatWire, we break down how researchers turned flaws in Unitree robots into a Bluetooth-range worm, plus the tiny OSINT clue that helped investigators uncover members of the hacking group TeamPCP.



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0:00 0 - Intro

1 - TeamPCP Found Via Cats

2 - Social Media Bans

3 - RoboRoot

4 - BSides

5 - Outro



LINKS

🔗 Story 1: TeamPCP Found Via Cats

https://www.afp.gov.au/news-centre/media-release/two-wa-men-charged-following-afp-fbi-wapf-disruption-alleged-global

https://flare.io/learn/resources/blog/teampcp-software-supply-chain-attacks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj9e2Qfe3Cc

https://www.aikido.dev/blog/teampcp-arrested-supply-chain

https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/authorities-arrest-2-alleged-members-of-prolific-hacking-group-teampcp/

🔗 Story 2: Social Media Bans

https://about.fb.com/news/2026/08/agreement-with-state-attorneys-general-supporting-teens/

https://thecyberexpress.com/new-zealand-social-media-ban-for-under-16s/

https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-secures-transformative-17-billion-settlement-meta

https://about.fb.com/news/2026/08/open-letter-to-tiktok-and-youtube-to-join-us-in-supporting-teens/

🔗 Story 3: RoboRoot

https://x.com/olivier_boschko/status/2093009638618767604

http://boschko.ca/g1-ble-rce/

🔗 Story 4: BSides

https://risky.biz/risky-bulletin-russia-starts-blocking-doh-and-dot/

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