LG patches four vulnerabilities that allow malicious hackers to commandeer TVs.

LG patches four vulnerabilities that allow malicious hackers to commandeer TVs.

  • HuffkinEnglish
    251·
    6 months ago

    Step 1: don’t give it internet access Step 2: relax

    • RagnarokOnline@programming.devEnglish
      10·
      6 months ago

      My 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.

      • Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        2·
        6 months ago

        Glue the ethernet port. I’ve heard you can find a manual and neuter its wireless capabilities (literally, snip-snip) sometimes as well

    • olicvb@lemmy.caEnglish
      4·
      6 months ago

      Read somewhere that TVs can and will still connect to nearby open networks on their own (I think it was a louis rossman video)