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Re:Hacking a Philips Sonicare Toothbrush by luma on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @07:09AM (#36136906)
Wouldn't this open them to an DoS attack? Set your flipper to fire off bad password attempts at the store and now the entire aisle of toothbrush heads are silently disabled.
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Re:Hacking a Philips Sonicare Toothbrush by Freak_NL on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @07:17AM (#36136961)
It wouldn't happen often enough for that to matter in the risk calculation.
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Re:Hacking a Philips Sonicare Toothbrush by trafficante on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @09:00AM (#36137848)
It’s 5-something in the morning and I can’t stop laughing at the mental image of some guy cackling maniacally in the toiletry aisle while DoSing toothbrushes.

The absolute personification of Chaotic Neutral

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Re:Hacking a Philips Sonicare Toothbrush by alexsereno on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @10:27AM (#36138798)
It’s such a funny idea, comic book villainous.

Fear the Toothbrush Terrorist!

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Re:Hacking a Philips Sonicare Toothbrush by PebblesRox on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @08:47PM (#36146399)
Dr. Doofenshmirtz would definitely do this.
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Re:Hacking a Philips Sonicare Toothbrush by wil421 on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @12:49PM (#36140482)
Sounds like something I heard about way back. Using a CRT degausser or other device to erase a Blockbuster store’s VHS tapes.
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