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notebookcheck.net/3-million-sm
3 million smart toothbrushes cause millions in damage due to DDoS attack

Okay, but lol.

"The S in IoT stands for Security!"

Infosec, IoT, tech stuff 

@ceoln

Yeah, nah.

Toothbrushes contact via Bluetooth to your phone, not wifi.

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@SuperMoosie

There appears to be considerable scepticism. :) I wouldn't be surprised if there was actually some vulnerability allowing this, even from a Bluetooth device, though, IoT being what it is...

forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2

Infosec, IoT, tech stuff 

@ceoln
Been clarified as not true.

A compromised toothbrush app launching a DDoS attack might be more likely than coming from a compromised Bluetooth connected toothbrush.

Now my Robot vacuum cleaner being in a botnet is a different matter.

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