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Title: 3 million smart toothbrushes were just used in a DDoS attack. Really
Post by: rcjordan on February 07, 2024, 03:04:18 AM

https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/smart-home/3-million-smart-toothbrushes-were-just-used-in-a-ddos-attack-really/

Title: Re: 3 million smart toothbrushes were just used in a DDoS attack. Really
Post by: ergophobe on February 07, 2024, 04:59:10 PM

Beat me to it. What a world we live in. Toothbrushes taking over the world sounds like a Vonnegut novel. Tralfalmadorians, after all, looked like toilet plungers.

Title: Re: 3 million smart toothbrushes were just used in a DDoS attack. Really
Post by: grnidone on February 07, 2024, 06:08:14 PM

I had no idea there were even Smart toothbrushes that would connect to the internet. (Why?) Makes sense that the most overlooked piece of tech could be used though.

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