Dental IoT devices caused millions of Euros in damages for Swiss company, says report.

cross-posted from: https://feddit.nl/post/10339947

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11673232

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

I meet my 10-year-old self in 1987. I tell him I live in the future of 2024.

“2024! Wow! Do you have flying cars?”

“No.”

“Oh. Well do you have Mars colonies?”

“No.”

“Huh. Well you’ve gotta have a cure for every disease!”

“No.”

“What do you have?!”

“We have a toothbrush that bad people can control remotely.”

“…do I have to grow up?”

“Yes.”

      • m-p{3}@lemmy.caEnglish
        11·
        7 months ago

        I dunno

        https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39281939#39283040

        The translation is correct regarding the articles claim of the stories legitimacy.

        To expand on the initial dramatized story:

        Sie steht zu Hause im Badezimmer, doch sie ist Teil einer gross angelegten Cyberattacke. Die elektrische Zahnbürste ist mit Java programmiert, und unbemerkt haben Kriminelle darauf eine Schadsoftware installiert – wie auf 3 Millionen anderen Zahnbürsten auch. Ein Befehl genügt, und die ferngesteuerten Zahnbürsten rufen gleichzeitig die Website einer Schweizer Firma auf. Die Seite bricht zusammen und ist für vier Stunden lahm gelegt. Es entsteht ein Schaden in Millionenhöhe.

        The article claims that an electric toothbrush with Java-based software was the target of malware. Criminals then leveraged this malware to execute a ddos from the toothbrushes against the website of a swiss business.

        The article further claims this led to a downtime for around five hours with expect damages in the millions.

    • surewhynotlem@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      7 months ago

      Tom’s Hardware? Are they no longer reputable? I remember them being THE source for objective hardware reviews.