#iot_cybersecurity — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #iot_cybersecurity, aggregated by home.social.
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About 3 million smart #toothbrushes have been infected by #hackers & enslaved into #botnets
The toothbrushes were used in a #DDoS attack on a Swiss company’s website. The firm’s site collapsed under the strain of the attack, reportedly resulting in the loss of millions of Euros of business.
In this particular case, the toothbrush botnet was thought to have been vulnerable due to its Java-based OS
#privacy #security #IoT #iot_cybersecurity #cybersecurity #cyberattacks
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About 3 million smart #toothbrushes have been infected by #hackers & enslaved into #botnets
The toothbrushes were used in a #DDoS attack on a Swiss company’s website. The firm’s site collapsed under the strain of the attack, reportedly resulting in the loss of millions of Euros of business.
In this particular case, the toothbrush botnet was thought to have been vulnerable due to its Java-based OS
#privacy #security #IoT #iot_cybersecurity #cybersecurity #cyberattacks
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About 3 million smart #toothbrushes have been infected by #hackers & enslaved into #botnets
The toothbrushes were used in a #DDoS attack on a Swiss company’s website. The firm’s site collapsed under the strain of the attack, reportedly resulting in the loss of millions of Euros of business.
In this particular case, the toothbrush botnet was thought to have been vulnerable due to its Java-based OS
#privacy #security #IoT #iot_cybersecurity #cybersecurity #cyberattacks