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Smart toilets bidet hacked via Bluetooth, gives new meaning to backdoor vulnerability

2013-08-05 16:57:47| Extremetech

Bestowing terrifying new definitions on the phrases "backdoor vulnerability" and "security hole," one of the world's most luxurious toilets has been exploited by hackers. The smart toilet is vulnerable via its built-in Bluetooth radio, allowing hackers to remotely open or close the lid, flush the toilet, or, perhaps most perturbingly, activate the built-in bidet function.

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