Threat to all: hackers seized control of millions of toothbrushes for the sake of cavernous attack
The application that monitors the health of the oral cavity and comes with "smart" toothbrushes, was vulnerable through its Java operating system. Thanks to this vulnerability of 3 million gadgets (the manufacturer is not called - ed. ) We managed to infect harmful software and transfer control over them by a hacker botnet.
The publication does not have detailed information about a specific Swiss company that has undergone an extremely expensive DDOS (DDOS-Atham-a way of locking the site by submitting a large number of requests exceeding the network bandwidth-ed. ). However, the attackers usually deal with threats and requirements to pay the ransom before deploying a powerful DDOS. The Swiss firm may have refused to pay, or the attackers provoked this attack to demonstrate their power before making any requirements.
The media notes that although we are not detailed about this DDOS, it serves as another warning for the owners of the devices to do everything possible to update operating systems and software; monitor your networks about suspicious activity; Install and use security software. Recently, Fortinet staff connected the "unprotected" computer to the Internet and found that it was infected with harmful software in only 20 minutes.
"Each device connected to the Internet is a potential goal and can be used for attack. Hackers constantly check every connected gadget for the presence of vulnerability, so there is a real" arms race "between software and cybercriminals," Stefan Zuger said. Fortinet cybersecurity companies. Earlier, we reported that the Sozy Bear pro -Kremlin hackers broke the website of the President of Georgia.