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TheHackerGiraffe, the hacker who breached innocent users’ unsecured printers, Google Chromecast streaming devices, and smart TVs to promote the PewDiePie YouTube channel, has announced his retirement.
Continue reading TheHackerGiraffe says he’s retired from hacking smart TVs to promote PewDiePie
The same hacking duo behind the recent “PewDiePie” printer hacks are back – this time with publicly exposed Chromecast, Google Home and smart TV systems as their targets. Continue reading Hackers Hijack Smart TVs to Promote PewDiePie
A pair of hackers has launched a campaign that displays rogue messages on people’s smart TVs encouraging them to subscribe to a popular YouTube channel. The attack doesn’t seem to be malicious and is part of a larger campaign to promote Pe… Continue reading Hackers Hijack Chromecast Devices and Smart TVs via Exposed UPnP
After some research I found that a Smart TV which is connected on the Internet could be vulnerable to threats such as monitoring, taking control of the tv etc.
I wonder if a Smart TV which is used by a hotel or another big c… Continue reading Could an Smart TV be a threat for a hotel?
Software patching becomes a new reality for smart TV owners. Continue reading Sony Smart TV Bug Allows Remote Access, Root Privileges
This is the Shared Security Weekly Blaze for September 17, 2018 sponsored by Security Perspectives – Your Source for Tailored Security Awareness Training and Assessment Solutions and Silent Pocket. This episode was hosted by … Continue reading Weekly Blaze – Malware-Less Email Attacks, Equifax Breach Updates, Vizio Class Action Lawsuit
I can’t find any good resources about how this kind of authentication scheme works where you open an app on your TV (Plex, Youtube,…) and they show you a code (optional there’s also a QR code) and then you go to their websi… Continue reading Name of authentication where TV shows you code to enter on website?
someone has a LG smart TV 55uf850t, her router is tp link tl-wa901nd her password is weak and the encryption is wpa2 psk. Only the ISP has admin access and refuses to give to anyone including me.
Her router has 2 open access… Continue reading The smart tv of someone got hijacked
Two United States Senators asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate the privacy policies and practices of smart TV manufacturers. In mid-July, Senators Edward Markey (D-MA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) submitted a letter to Joseph Simon… Continue reading U.S. Senators Ask FTC to Launch Privacy Investigation of Smart TVs
Smart TVs in millions of homes are using other devices on the same network in order to snitch on everything you watch and everywhere you go. Continue reading Smart TVs are spying on you through your phone