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.

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.

  • flatheadEnglish
    3·
    9 months ago

    Concur. Also long time user here - but prefer to skip the data collection bit. Imagine showing up at the dentist some day and being chided for missing your back molars last Tuesday.

    • Alk@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      9 months ago

      Tbh if the data only went to my dentist I’d be okay with that. Real tooth pain strikes fear into the hearts of mortal men. After experiencing that once I’d give a lot to never experience it again.