Millions of hacked toothbrushes could be used in cyber attack, researchers warn
The IndependentSign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Security researchers have warned that millions of hacked toothbrushes could be used in a massive cyber attack. Internet-connected toothbrushes could be linked together in something known as a botnet, which would allow them to perform a distributed denial of service attack that overloads websites and servers with huge amounts of web traffic. Major websites could be knocked offline as a result of the attack, according to Swiss newspaper Aargauer Zeitung, who first reported the threat, resulting in millions of dollars of lost revenue. “Every device that is connected to the Internet is a potential target – or can be misused for an attack,” said Stefan Züger, head of system technology at Fortinet Switzerland.
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