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Yea (lemmy.ml)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by montar@lemmy.ml to c/internetofshit@suppo.fi
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Og post: https://infosec.exchange/@dmgedgoods/112003888626019907

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No, 3 million electric toothbrushes were not used in a DDoS attack (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
submitted 9 months ago by Microw@lemm.ee to c/internetofshit@suppo.fi
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11706956

No, 3 million electric toothbrushes were not used in a DDoS attack::A widely reported story that 3 million electric toothbrushes were hacked with malware to conduct distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks is likely a hypothetical scenario instead of an actual attack.

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Three million malware-infected smart toothbrushes used in Swiss DDoS attacks (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 9 months ago by Bezier@suppo.fi to c/internetofshit@suppo.fi
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.smeargle.fans/post/118264

Three million malware-infected smart toothbrushes used in Swiss DDoS attacks

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This ceiling lamp is also a bluetooth speaker with no security (suppo.fi)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by Bezier@suppo.fi to c/internetofshit@suppo.fi
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I learned of this thing's existence about a year ago when someone with this thing asked for help in reddit.

It's a ceiling lamp. With a bluetooth speaker. It's in constant pairing mode allowing anyone to connect whenever.

The person complained about hearing the neighbours' cooking instructions and that their teenager cranks the music to max volume while figuring out why there's no sound.

[archived reddit link in Finnish]

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Wifi circuit breaker : a terrible idea (www.youtube.com)
submitted 9 months ago by Max_P@lemmy.max-p.me to c/internetofshit@suppo.fi
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All the protections in software, what an amazing idea!

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Urinal runs android (suppo.fi)
submitted 9 months ago by Bezier@suppo.fi to c/internetofshit@suppo.fi
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Some 5 years ago I used the toilet in a mall. Their urinals all had screens showing Android (4?) home screen. The screens were replaced with printed ads later.

Picture is from internet as I have lost mine since, but the product is same

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Toothbrush feature: nag the user to buy more tips (suppo.fi)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by Bezier@suppo.fi to c/internetofshit@suppo.fi
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I discovered the purpose of what looked like an NFC tag in my toothbrush heads. More expensive smart versions of my toothbrush log how many times the head is used, and start nagging about replacement after a while. Unlike with printer ink, it at least doesn't disable old toothbrush heads.

https://hackaday.com/2023/05/27/hacking-a-smart-electric-toothbrush-to-reset-its-usage-counter/