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https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/three-million-malware-infected-smart-toothbrushes-used-in-swiss-ddos-attacks-botnet-causes-millions-of-euros-in-damages
According to a recent report published by the Aargauer Zeitung (h/t Golem.de), around three million smart toothbrushes have been infected by hackers and enslaved into botnets. The source report says this sizable army of connected dental cleansing tools was used in a DDoS attack on a Swiss company’s website. The firm’s site collapsed under the strain of the attack, reportedly resulting in the loss of millions of Euros of business.

In this particular case, the toothbrush botnet was thought to have been vulnerable due to its Java-based OS.

Uther (./37084) :
Et aussi ne pas se fier au stockage magnétique pour le long terme, jamais
D'ailleurs, il ne faut jamais se fier au stockage optique pour le long terme, jamais.

Brunni (./37092) :
Qu'est-ce qui est fiable dans le temps alors ?

Godzil (./37093) :
Roche > Papier > Mzgnétique et puis tres tres loin tout le reste.

We never agreed to only buy HP ink, say printer ownerswww.theregister.comComplainants smack back after hardware giant moves to dismiss lawsuit

In the case, which began in January, the plaintiffs are arguing that HP issued a firmware update between late 2022 and early 2023 that they allege disabled their printers if they installed a replacement cartridge that was not HP-branded. They are asking for damages that include the cost of now-useless third-party cartridges and an injunction to disable the part of the firmware updates that prevent the use of third-party ink.

In a March filing, HP claimed it went "to great lengths" to let customers know its printers are intended to work only with cartridges with an HP "security chip." While the plaintiffs say it uses software updates to block consumers from using cheaper rival cartridges in HP printers, the hardware giant characterizes this as "dynamic security" measures "to prevent the use of third-party printer cartridges that copy HP's security chips (i.e. cloned or counterfeit cartridges)."

"HP does not block cartridges that reuse HP security chips, and there are many such options available for sale. Nor does HP conceal its use of dynamic security," the company said.