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.”
The head on an electric brush moves faster than I could ever move my hand, so my teeth definitely feel cleaner with less effort. It’s also got a pressure sensor that keeps me from brushing too hard (which is a thing apparently) and a timer that makes sure I spend an equal amount of time on each quadrant of my mouth, which is a problem for me with regular toothbrushes.