Tooth be told: Toothbrush DDoS attack claim was lost in translation, claims Fortinet

This piece clarifies that media reports of a massive DDoS attack by a botnet of smart toothbrushes were false; Fortinet states the example was hypothetical and not based on observed research or incidents, and that it has not seen Mirai or similar botnets target toothbrushes. It critiques media amplification and delayed corrections while noting Fortinet’s prior, unrelated PoC on Bluetooth toothbrush manipulation.