Brushing Up Cybersecurity: Debunking the 3 Million Malware-Infected Toothbrushes Tale

Brush up on your cybersecurity because the tale of 3 million malware-munching toothbrushes wreaking digital havoc is more rinse and repeat fiction than a plaque attack fact.

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Brace yourselves, folks! It seems our innocent electric toothbrushes are not just battling plaque anymore, they're supposedly being conscripted into a cyber militia to launch DDoS attacks. That's right, your bathroom buddy might just be a double agent. But before you give your toothbrush the side-eye or start interrogating it for its network allegiances, let's take a look at why this story probably has less bite than a newborn guppy.

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