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1. Kevin Beaumont (gossithedog@cyberplace.social)'s status on Thursday, 08-Feb-2024 17:58:29 JST Kevin Beaumont

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   Fortigate have issued me a statement. The toothbrush DDoS story is completely made up.

   • Kevin Beaumont (gossithedog@cyberplace.social)'s status on Thursday, 08-Feb-2024 17:58:31 JST Kevin Beaumont

     • BleepingComputer

     Kudos to @BleepingComputer for doing actual journalism.

     Fortinet also declined to comment to me.

     It's a completely made up story, which is now being circulated as Russian propaganda.
     https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-unlikely-3-million-electric-toothbrush-ddos-attack/

     Eugen Rochko repeated this.