We were promised flying cars https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/three-million-malware-infected-smart-toothbrushes-used-in-swiss-ddos-attacks-botnet-causes-millions-of-euros-in-damages
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Thomas 🔭🕹️ (thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 07:11:49 JST Thomas 🔭🕹️ -
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Thomas 🔭🕹️ (thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 07:14:10 JST Thomas 🔭🕹️ @simonzerafa but still, botnet toothbrushes, like c’mon
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Simon Zerafa (simonzerafa@infosec.exchange)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 07:14:11 JST Simon Zerafa Given how some people drive perhaps it's for the best we don't have flying cars 🤔🤷♂️
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Mike Loukides (mikeloukides@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 07:16:06 JST Mike Loukides @thomasfuchs This is getting ridiculous. Compromised smart toothbrushes? The technology world is more absurd every day.
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Thomas 🔭🕹️ (thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 07:23:33 JST Thomas 🔭🕹️ @jgrg @GossiTheDog the article he linked says it really happened
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James Gilbert (jgrg@mstdn.science)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 07:23:34 JST James Gilbert @thomasfuchs @GossiTheDog says this story is not true.
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Thomas 🔭🕹️ (thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 08:00:02 JST Thomas 🔭🕹️ @jgrg @GossiTheDog (I’m not saying I believe them, just what it says)
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James Gilbert (jgrg@mstdn.science)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 08:00:03 JST James Gilbert @thomasfuchs @GossiTheDog It does. But it doesn't say what make of toothbrush it was, or what the Swiss website that was DDoS'd was. There are toothbrushes that can connect to a smartphone, presumably via Bluetooth, but I don't see how you could make a botnet out of them.
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