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.”
Fake news
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.
Tom’s Hardware? Are they no longer reputable? I remember them being THE source for objective hardware reviews.
Pretty sure they got bought out around 2010ish which is when they went to complete shit.
I don’t understand this whole internet of things crap going on, my Bluetooth headphones require a damn app, and now my toothbrush does? This is getting out of hand. Everything doesn’t need an internet connection.
Why the fuck do toothbrushes need to connect phones? I haven’t used them but shouldn’t they just need an occasional recharge, am I given some sort of bacteria stats or have we become so dumb that we can’t use anything without connecting it to our phones?!
I bought an electric brush when my dentist recommended it, and I could find exactly 2 models that didn’t have some stupid bluetooth or wifi or whatever.
Eventually they’ll all have it, and I’ll be paying for something I don’t and never wanted.
Marx called this sort of thing “alienation.”
What advantage does his have over a normal toothbrush assuming you brush intelligently with the old school brush
A normal toothbrush produces no marketable data or passive income.
An electric one, as in with a motor, is more consistent since you just need to move it at a steady pace. Plus it can do multiple directions at the same time and get in the nooks and crannies a little better. Not a ton better, just a bit.
Anything beyond an electric motor with an on/off switch adds nothing.
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.
unless you brush with two fingers it is gentler
FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!
I’m just glad I saw that one first.
