- cross-posted to:
- internetofshit@suppo.fi
- hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
- cross-posted to:
- internetofshit@suppo.fi
- hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
Fear them tooth brushes.
losttourist ( @losttourist@kbin.social ) 5•1 year agoIt’s a great story. It’s also completely Fake News. DIdn’t happen at all.
Yer Ma ( @JoMomma@lemm.ee ) English5•1 year agoThis is false, delete this fake news OP
I updated the title, but will leave it, unless the majority wishes to remove it.
Nevertheless it’s a great reminder of what we might get ourselfs into with all these fancy IoT Devices we put into our homes.
Here also the link to the original paywalled article that started this avalanche.
mranderson17 ( @mranderson17@infosec.pub ) English5•1 year agoThe fact that “toms” hardware is reporting on this is pretty coinci(dental)
EmperorHenry ( @EmperorHenry@infosec.pub ) English3•1 year agoWho the fuck would ever connect their fucking toothbrush to the internet?
That’s almost as stupid as connecting your laundry machines to the internet, or your thermostat, or any other appliance in your house
edric ( @scytale@lemm.ee ) English3•1 year agoI’m pretty happy with my $20 electric toothbrush with no fucking smart IoT features.
Florian Schmidt ( @schmidt_fu@mstdn.social ) 1•1 year ago@oh_gosh_its_osh
Since this is already being reposted, could you at least edit the post to mark it as untrue?
At this point there’s no evidence that this has really happened, please stop spreading #misinformation!
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/no-3-million-electric-toothbrushes-were-not-used-in-a-ddos-attack/
@cybersecurity