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[fake-news] Three million malware-infected smart toothbrushes used in Swiss DDoS attacks — botnet causes millions of euros in damages (www.tomshardware.com)

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Fear them tooth brushes.

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[-] schmidt_fu@mstdn.social 1 points 9 months 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/
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this post was submitted on 07 Feb 2024

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