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Panasonic’s top internet security expert has said hackers have managed to crack into a TOILET.

Hikohiro Lin, head of the firm's product security team, revealed that potty-minded researchers managed to hack their way into a bluetooth-enabled Japanese toilet.

These super-loos allow users to control various functions using a smartphone.

But researchers found that one of these high-tech toilets was protected with only a basic password.

This meant they could take control of the toilet, allowing them to flush it at an awkward moment or even surprise people by unexpectedly aiming a jet of water at their nether regions.

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Describing the toilet hack, Lin said: “Whenever someone used the toilet, [hackers] could control everything.”

He admitted that most people would find the thought of bog-standard hacking a bit “weird”.

Panasonic also makes a toilet which detects body heat so it can warm up the seat .