#Cybersecurity#Botnets#DDoS#IoT: "The “3 million hacked smart toothbrushes” story has now been viral for more than 24 hours and literally no new information about it has emerged despite widespread skepticism from people in the security industry and its virality. The two Fortinet executives cited in the original report did not respond to an email and LinkedIn message seeking clarification, and neither did Fortinet’s PR team. The author of the Aargauer Zeitung story also did not respond to a request for more information. I called Fortinet’s headquarters, asked to speak to the PR contact listed on the press release about its earnings, which was published after the toothbrush news began to go viral, and was promptly disconnected. The company has continued to tweet about other, unrelated things. They have not responded to BleepingComputer either, nor the many security researchers who are asking for further proof that this actually happened.
While we don’t know how this happened, Fortinet has been talking specifically about the dangers of internet-connected toothbrushes for years, and has been using it as an example in researcher talks."
Mandiant's X account was compromised through a brute-force password attack by a drainer-as-a-service (DaaS)* group. The account lacked two-factor authentication (2FA), which could have mitigated the attack.
*(DaaS): A Drainer-as-a-Service is a type of cyber attack where hackers sell access to their botnets, which are networks of computers controlled remotely.
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Going through my packed clothes, I can finally share one of my favorite thrift finds. Unfortunately I'm far too anxious to wear this in public...
The only identifier is that the Mailchimp logo and title is printed on the back, which leads me to believe this was a custom design done by the Mailchimp team at some point?
I can't find anything on this online.
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