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Three million malware-infected smart toothbrushes used in Swiss DDoS attacks (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Three million malware-infected smart toothbrushes used in Swiss DDoS attacks::Around three million smart toothbrushes have been infected by hackers and enslaved into botnets. They caused millions of Euros in damages for a Swiss company, according to a newspaper report.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This is a fake story.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39277990

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Good to know, I thought I was reading the Onion there.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

We need to protect our toothbrushes people, from being enslaved into botnets. What has the word come to, who needs a toothbrush connected to the internet?