TLDR: Hackers have reportedly infected millions of smart toothbrushes with malware and used them to carry out a massive cyber attack against a Swiss company. The toothbrushes were linked together in a botnet to perform a distributed denial of service attack, which overloaded the company’s website and servers with web traffic, causing them to go offline. The incident has raised suspicions and is being investigated to verify its authenticity.
Swiss cyber attack: Hacked toothbrushes unleashed, millions involved
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