In a current report around Three million smart toothbrushes have been infected by hackers and become part of botnets.
According to the report, this sizable army of connected teeth cleaning devices was used in a DDoS attack on a Swiss company’s website. Under the pressure of the attack, the company premises collapsed, This resulted in a business loss of millions of dollars.
In this special case It is believed that the Toothbrush botnet was vulnerable due to its Java-based operating system.. The report does not mention any specific brush brand.
Normally, these toothbrushes use their connectivity to track and improve users’ oral hygiene habits, but after the malware infection, these toothbrushes were forcibly recruited into a botnet.
Every connected device is constantly scanned by hackers for vulnerabilities, creating a real race between device software/firmware manufacturers and cybercriminals.
While we don’t have all the details of the incident, this is another warning for device owners to keep their devices updated.
