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No, 3 million electric toothbrushes were not used in a DDoS attack (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

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No, 3 million electric toothbrushes were not used in a DDoS attack::A widely reported story that 3 million electric toothbrushes were hacked with malware to conduct distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks is likely a hypothetical scenario instead of an actual attack.

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[–] devilish666@lemmy.world 48 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Who the hell that put IOT service in toothbrush ?
I can't believe someone out there already put IOT services in home appliances even if that's not necessary to put in first place, what's next ?? IOT Condoms ? IOT Fleshlight ? GOD DAMNIT HUMAN.....

[–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 35 points 2 years ago (4 children)

https://buttplug.io/

[–] femboy_bird@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Implemented in rust

Of course it fucking is

[–] crusty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Used by manufacturers like Maus-Tec for the Edge-o-Matic Orgasm Denial System

I'm sorry what

[–] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 6 points 2 years ago

This sounds like a powerful but very situational weapon.

[–] devilish666@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

no way

[–] devilish666@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago

[–] topinambour_rex@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

There was a chastity cage connected to. They faced a class action.

[–] retrieval4558@mander.xyz 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Listen an IoT Fleshlight has a lot of possibilities

[–] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Already exists.

[–] olafurp@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Very advanced this thing, quote from website:

Open API For developers, our open API allows for extra customization and control over your pleasure adventure. Create custom applications and share them with the rest of the Handy community on HandyFeeling.com – the possibilities are endless!

[–] SeeJayEmm@lemmy.procrastinati.org 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

My toothbrush is Bluetooth connected. It's used to configure the brush modes and track brushing habits. I didn't buy it for this and uninstalled the app after a week. Thankfully it's not Wi-Fi connected.

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

If its the same one my neighbour has, your neighbours can also track your brushing habits. My homeassistant instance automatically picked up my neighbours oral-b toothbrush :o

[–] PragmaticOne@mastodonapp.uk 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

@SeeJayEmm

But you still had to pay for the tech installed in the toothbrush.

Try finding a good brush that doesn't have this tech installed :/

#toothbrush #bluetooth

[–] SeeJayEmm@lemmy.procrastinati.org 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Which is already paid for. I'll certainly keep that in mind when it's time to replace it.

[–] GiveMemes@jlai.lu 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Hopefully you're replacing the bristles every 3 months... right?....RIGHTT?

[–] SeeJayEmm@lemmy.procrastinati.org 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah. I'm just not dropping $70 for a new handle just to prevent one of my neighbors from learning my brushing habits.

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 6 points 2 years ago

Next? Hell, that kind of thing is old news already.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/12/maker-of-internet-of-things-connected-vibrator-will-settle-privacy-suit/

[–] dingdongmetacarples@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

You should probably read the article

[–] bruhduh@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Me: i want cyberpunk
Mom: we have cyberpunk at home
cyberpunk at home

[–] FlavoredButtHair@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Ah yes the good ole vibrator.

[+] femboy_bird@lemmy.blahaj.zone -12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Imagine needing electronics to brush your fucking teeth

[–] kn33@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Are you talking about electric toothbrushes in general? Because I'm pretty sure they're regarded as more effective than manual toothbrushes

[–] Alk@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah and some of the best toothbrushes as reported by every single dentist I've had over the last 10 years all have Bluetooth in them, or have a model with Bluetooth. They're not good because they have Bluetooth, they're good because they're good, and adding Bluetooth to an already expensive toothbrush is negligible to the price so they all do it.

[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

OK. Maybe I've just been out of the loop, but what on earth would you need BT in a toothbrush for? So you can pair it with an app and track your brushing while someone else also tracks and uses this data for profit?

[–] flathead@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The primary use case is for making sure kids and elderly loved ones are brushing their teeth and keeping the brush charged. Also supposedly senses if all teeth are being properly cleaned, although based on reviews that sounds like a stretch. But yeah, the aggregated data is probably marketable somehow - I didn't check their privacy policies.

Electric toothbrushes are a thing. It's understandable that the vendors would like a rationale to track usage. Not beyond the bounds of possibility that in ten years it may be impossible to buy an electric toothbrush that doesn't track usage and try to phone home to report it.

[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've had an electric for well over 10 years(same one). They are so much better than normal brushes IMO.

[–] flathead@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Concur. Also long time user here - but prefer to skip the data collection bit. Imagine showing up at the dentist some day and being chided for missing your back molars last Tuesday.

[–] Alk@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Tbh if the data only went to my dentist I'd be okay with that. Real tooth pain strikes fear into the hearts of mortal men. After experiencing that once I'd give a lot to never experience it again.