Thousands of LG TVs are vulnerable to takeover—here’s how to ensure yours isn’t one
Thousands of LG TVs are vulnerable to takeover—here’s how to ensure yours isn’t one
LG patches four vulnerabilities that allow malicious hackers to commandeer TVs.
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LG patches four vulnerabilities that allow malicious hackers to commandeer TVs.
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Step 1: don't give it internet access Step 2: relax
24 0 ReplyMy SO’s mom ended up connecting my smart TV to wifi while she was watching our place… TV ended up updating itself and it broke the volume control.
I did a factory reset and the volume control is still broken… turns out it updated the firmware and can’t roll back.
Sometimes it’s not even your own fault the device gets connected.
10 0 ReplyGlue the ethernet port. I've heard you can find a manual and neuter its wireless capabilities (literally, snip-snip) sometimes as well
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Step 3: take over your own tv
5 0 ReplyRead somewhere that TVs can and will still connect to nearby open networks on their own (I think it was a louis rossman video)
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