It appears that 3 million internet connected toothbrushes were hijacked into executing a DDOS attack.
Now there is a sentence that I never expected to say.
Why the f%$# would anyone need an internet connected toothbrush?
OK, I just read a few paragraphs down, and it appears that the report originated with a theoretical scenario put forward by security firm Fortinet.
That being said, while I have not seen a Wifi enabled toothbrush in my brief search of the internet, I have found an Oral-B toothbrush with a Wifi enabled charger, so, yes this is a possibility. It downloads the data from the toothbrush, things like time and pressure, and uploads it to the parent's app.
I guess the question is how badly you want to spy on your kids to monitor their brushing habits.
Needless to say, I am rather unimpressed with the current state of the world right now.
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