No, Toothbrushes Were Not Used in a Massive DDoS Attack
Schneier on Security
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
million smart toothbrushes were hacked and used in a DDoS attack is false. The widely reported story last week that 1.5 Near as I can tell, a German reporter talking to someone at Fortinet got it wrong , and then everyone else ran with it without reading the German text. It was a hypothetical, which Fortinet eventually confirmed.
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