February 7, 2024 at 01:23PM
A reported story about 3 million electric toothbrushes being hacked to conduct DDoS attacks is likely a hypothetical scenario rather than an actual attack. The absence of evidence and lack of response from Fortinet, the alleged source, suggest the story is disputable. However, it serves as a reminder to secure all internet-exposed devices.
Based on the meeting notes, the discussion centered around the widely reported story of 3 million electric toothbrushes being hacked with malware to conduct distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. The notes highlighted that there was no evidence or record of this attack actually happening.
The notes also emphasized the improbability of 3 million electric toothbrushes being exposed to the internet, making them susceptible to malware. It was suggested that the story was likely a hypothetical scenario shared by Fortinet that was misunderstood or taken out of context.
Additionally, the discussion emphasized the importance of ensuring that any device exposed to the internet, such as routers, servers, PLCs, printers, and web cameras, has the latest security updates and strong passwords to prevent them from being recruited into DDoS botnets.
Overall, the notes concluded that while the toothbrush DDoS botnet story is likely untrue, it serves as a reminder that threat actors would target any Internet-exposed device, and thus stringent security measures should be implemented.