Millions of hacked toothbrushes could be used in cyber attack, researchers warn

msn.com ^

[Drago]

IP/I.O.T. toothbrushes don’t exist yet....was a “hypothetical” during a speech apparently:

https://www.securityweek.com/3-million-toothbrushes-abused-for-ddos-attacks-real-or-not/

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/awareness/2024/02/how-to-tell-if-your-toothbrush-is-being-used-in-a-ddos-attack

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2024/02/08/surprising-3-million-hacked-toothbrushes-story-goes-viral-is-it-true/?sh=5a5c93016147

[GSWarrior]

I would be crestfallen if this happened to me.

[GSWarrior]

I would be crestfallen if this happened to me.

[BipolarBob]

A wild rumor started by Bartlett Finchley. He’s always thinks the machines are out to get him (us).

[bosco24]

-Millions of hacked toothbrushes used in cyber attack-

The strangest story of the year so far. Of course it is early in the year.

[KarlInOhio]

I heard about Internet connected chastity belts on which hackers disabled the unlock function.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

[Drago]

Correction...they exist now...see post #18...just not used in a “DDOS” attack yet.

[Disambiguator]

the internet of thingies strikes again!

[EvilCapitalist]

And we wonder why the American public is in so much debt. I usually buy the 4 pack of store brand toothbrushes. If memory serves, I paid $1.99 for 4 toothbrushes.

[Jamestown1630]

Thanks. I’ll pass.

[mikelets456]

As an escalator that doesn’t work is just ordinary stairs-—if a WiFi toothbrush doesn’t work is it just an ordinary toothbrush?

[EEGator]

I’m honestly rooting for a huge meteor.

[Scrambler Bob]

How about ‘smart’ toilet brushes?

What kind of cyber network would they form?

[null and void]

*groan*

[antidemoncrat]

I’m glad I don’t use internet connect toilet paper. Who knows what might happen if that gets hacked.

[null and void]

I’m honestly rooting for a huge meteor.

I was asked today who I was rooting for at the Superbowl.

My first thought was the winners will be the terrorists...

[Jamestown1630]

I’ve been instructed that there’s not really any such thing - yet.

But the ‘Internet of Things’ is becoming vast.

I don’t even know why anybody wants their refrigerator connected to it...

[mass55th]

Smart toothbrushes? Only for people dumber than a box of rocks.

[Openurmind]

How do you know when tech has gone too far? Toothbrushes with 2FA... lol