Security News > 2024 > February > No, Toothbrushes Were Not Used in a Massive DDoS Attack
2024-02-09 18:10
The widely reported story last week that 1.5 million smart toothbrushes were hacked and used in a DDoS attack is false.
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.
Tags: botnets, denial of service, fake news, Internet of Things.