Nearly three million smart toothbrushes have been hacked worldwide and a massive DDoS attack was launched against a Swiss company. In this respect reports Published by Tom’s Hardware. According to media reports, the attacked company suffered millions of euros worth of damage.
The specific brand of contaminated toothbrushes is not mentioned in the report. However, it was noted that they had internet access to transfer data about user habits to the mobile application. Attackers found a vulnerability in the gadget software written in the Java programming language.
Stefan Züger of Swiss cybersecurity company Fortinet said that a toothbrush, router, set-top box or any other smart device can be used by hackers to carry out DDoS attacks. He explained that such devices are regularly checked by attackers for vulnerabilities and binding opportunities.
Tom’s Hardware writes: “A recent experiment by Fortinet showed that a new computer without an antivirus takes an average of 20 minutes to become infected from the moment it connects to the Internet.”
The cyber expert recommended regularly updating device software to protect smart devices from hacking.
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