Plaque attack

February 8, 2024

Plaque attack: Thanks to operating system flaws, 3 million smart toothbrushes turned into hacker tools. This is no joke; they were used as part of a massive DDoS attack, crashing a company’s website. Any internet-connected device is a target. My advice: Give your router a stronger password. And if you can’t update your router, get a new one.

Tags: internet, operating system, router

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4 dangerous mistakes you’re making with home security

A home security system is only as good as what your cameras can catch. Careful placement can mean the difference between capturing footage of a thief’s face or your dog relieving himself. Tap or click here for the best place to put your home security cameras.

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Stop Facebook from using your data to train AI

Mark Zuckerberg’s favorite word is “public.” In Meta’s recent Q4 earnings call, he said, “On Facebook and Instagram, there are hundreds of billions of publicly shared images and tens of billions of public videos, which we estimate is greater than the Common Crawl dataset and people share large numbers of public text posts in comments across our services as well.”

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What was the most expensive smartphone ever sold? Was it the … A.) Diamond Crypto, B.) Goldvish Le Million, C.) Vertu Signature Cobra or D.) Falcon Supernova iPhone?

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50% more profit for Ford if it ditched EVs

Yeah, turns out SUVs and pickup trucks are too heavy to turn into efficient electric vehicles.

Your phone’s built-in photographer

Android and iPhone cams have built-in photo timers. That means you don’t have to ask a stranger to take your pic — or worse. My friend handed her phone to someone to take a photo of her and her daughter, but the guy ran away and stole it.

For iPhone:

Prop your phone against something stable, like a rock. Or maybe you’re a smarty-pants and brought a tripod. This one is affordable and small enough to tuck anywhere.
Once your phone is steadied, open your Camera app and tap the up-facing arrow at the top of your screen to display the app’s secondary menu. Scroll right in this menu to the option that looks like a clock, then tap it.
Choose between a three- or 10-second delay. For more time to get everyone positioned, pick 10 seconds.

On Android:

Head to your phone’s camera app, select Timer and turn it on.
Select from a delay of two, five or 10 seconds. Time to shine!

👉 Why were photographers so depressed before digital cameras were invented? They spent too long processing the negatives. (Too bad only anyone over 35 will get that one!)

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$5 billion - How far Bezos is from overtaking Musk

One more Amazon stock surge and a Tesla dip could make him the world’s wealthiest person. Btw, Bezos has added $18 billion to his wealth this year; Elon is down 29%.

The fly fishing tournament would be a great livestream.

67.8 million Americans

Are expected to bet $23.1 billion on Sunday’s Super Bowl. A new record! Add the $20 bet I just made with Andrew on Kim Komando Today to that total. I’m going with the 49ers.

3.1 billion daily users

Across Meta apps — Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads. Fun fact: WhatsApp for iPhone hit about 250,000 downloads per day in January. Meanwhile, on Jan. 4 alone, 1.3 million downloads on Android.

$5 worth of copper

That’s how much is in the average EV charger. All the jokers stealing them must not realize how little they’re worth.