Aargauer Zeitung: Three million smart toothbrushes attacked website
Hackers used smart toothbrushes to launch attacks. This was reported by the Swiss newspaper Aargauer Zeitung.
The details of the incident have not been disclosed, but it is known that the attackers created a network of three million hacked toothbrushes and used the power of the devices to organize a DDoS attack. The hackers then flooded the Swiss website with bogus traffic, shutting down its services and causing widespread outages.
“Every device connected to the Internet is a potential target or can be used for attack,” Stefan Zuger, head of the security company Fortinet, commented on the incident. DataBank’s chief information security officer said many smart home gadgets are not properly secured and can be hacked.
According to specialists from the ZDNet portal, users of smart devices should regularly update the software of their devices by installing security patches. The authors also recommended that consumers abandon some smart gadgets if they are not urgently needed.
At the beginning of February, StormWall experts said that by the end of 2023, Russia took 12th place in the list of countries most attacked by hackers. China topped the list of most attacked countries.
Source: Lenta
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