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AI-powered vending machines that sell bullets could be hacked, says a cybersecurity expert (www.businessinsider.com)
submitted 5 hours ago by cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Oh my. https://bioshock.fandom.com/wiki/Vending_Machines_(Rapture)

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[โ€“] Chozo@fedia.io 21 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, every vending machine can be hacked. Paywalled, so I can't see if there's something unique about this vending machine, but if it's got any sort of onboard computer (which pretty much every vending machine does), then it can be accessed, and it can be bypassed.

[โ€“] booly@sh.itjust.works 1 points 30 minutes ago

These are supposed to have AI facial recognition for matching to government issued IDs, which just sounds like a huge attack surface (or even unintentional bugs).