The smart toothbrush botnet story, as others have also pointed out, is almost certainly not real. If it is real, Fortinet needs to say something / provide some sort of evidence ASAP
https://www.404media.co/the-viral-toothbrush-ddos-botnet-story-almost-certainly-isnt-real/
Jason Koebler /
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2024-02-07 19:47:57
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