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Three million malware-infected smart toothbrushes used in Swiss DDoS attacks

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Three million malware-infected smart toothbrushes used in Swiss DDoS attacks

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Three million malware-infected smart toothbrushes used in Swiss DDoS attacks — botnet causes millions of euros in damages
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Dental IoT devices caused millions of Euros in damages for Swiss company, says report.

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  • Greyghoster@aussie.zone
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    I am flabbergasted! An internet connected toothbrush was not on my radar. We all know IoT is a source of trouble with dodgy maintenance of software vulnerabilities but toothbrushes denying service?

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      Right. I had to look twice to make sure this wasn’t an Onion article.

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    Lol what on earth is the use case for an Internet connected toothbrush

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      How fucking daft do you have to be to not know when you’ve brushed your teeth?

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        It’s pretty useful for people with disabilities like ADHD.

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    This would make an awesome horror movie

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