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Re: Homeowner baffled after washing machine uses 3.6GB of internet data a day (2024)

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 3:18 AM UTC

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 3:20 AM UTC

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Post by hopelite » Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 3:22 AM UTC

DDoS appliance army?

#14

Post by 1oooqooq » Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 3:23 AM UTC

gnabgib wrote: post #9

LG owner was baffled in Jan/2024 (104 points, 150 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38930507

Internet owner was baffled about 22Tbps thanks to all those appliances https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45365179

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Post by hyeonwho4 » Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 3:29 AM UTC

Looks like IoT devices are the next frontier in residential proxies ... or provide spies the next leading indicator into SV business performance.

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Post by lstodd » Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 4:00 AM UTC

duxup wrote: post #3

I wanted to say it was just constantly downloading an update. But it it appears to be outgoing traffic ...

it attained consciousness and is uploading updates.

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Post by senectus1 » Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 4:07 AM UTC

My samsung washer has done 1.2mb in the last 24 hours.

#18

Post by ptek » Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 4:35 AM UTC

I wonder if Retro washing machines and refrigerators (non-IOT) will go up in price because of this?

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Post by pclmulqdq » Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 4:37 AM UTC

duxup wrote: post #3

I wanted to say it was just constantly downloading an update. But it it appears to be outgoing traffic ...

It was probably hacked and is part of a botnet.

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Post by kogasa240p » Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 4:38 AM UTC

ptek wrote: post #18

I wonder if Retro washing machines and refrigerators (non-IOT) will go up in price because of this?

I think that's already the case with some TVs.