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psychothumbs@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

That Electric Toothbrush Botnet Story Is Totally Fake

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That Electric Toothbrush Botnet Story Is Totally Fake

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psychothumbs@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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Did a Hacker Gang Create a Botnet Out of 3 Million Electric Toothbrushes?
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A viral internet story would have you believe that cybercriminals have turned to dental products to launder their malicious activity.
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    Sounds like a comment the smart washing machines would make to distract us

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      Meanwhile, your smart thermostat is getting tactical updates from your sous vide circulator.

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        The union of wifi enabled butt plugs provide your current location and temperature.

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          Then the toothbrush, washing machine, thermostat, sous vide circulator, and butt plug start a podcast, “Plugged In”

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            Hmmm there wasn’t an episode last week, internet must have been down.

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