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Three million malware-infected smart toothbrushes used in Swiss DDoS attacks — botnet causes millions of euros in…

According to a recent report published by the Aargauer Zeitung (h/t Golem.de), around three million smart toothbrushes have been infected by hackers and enslaved into botnets. The source report says this sizable army of connected dental cleansing tools was used in a DDoS attack on a Swiss company’s website. The firm’s site collapsed under the strain of the attack, reportedly resulting in the loss of millions of Euros of business.In this particular case, the toothbrush botnet was thought to have ...

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