Page 1 of 1

How much damage can a toothbrush cause?

Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2024 7:01 am
by Sangersteve
Or,

Why you don't want your appliances connected to the internet.

According to a recent report published by the Aargauer Zeitung (h/t Golem.de), around three million smart toothbrushes have been infected by hackers and enslaved into botnets. The source report says this sizable army of connected dental cleansing tools was used in a DDoS attack on a Swiss company’s website. The firm’s site collapsed under the strain of the attack, reportedly resulting in the loss of millions of Euros of business.


https://www.tomshardware.com/networking ... in-damages