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

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[–] Huffkin@feddit.uk 23 points 6 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] RagnarokOnline@programming.dev 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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.zone 2 points 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

[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

Step 3: take over your own tv

[–] olicvb@lemmy.ca 4 points 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)

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 6 points 6 months ago

Can we use this to get root and bypass LGs walled garden?

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

So wait, HOW do I get root access to my LG tv?

[–] MrTolkinghoen@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 months ago

Hah. Probably not rootable. Except I turned my TV off the Internet years ago. Still running a vulnerable firmware. 🎉

[–] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That's interesting. What exactly could a malicious actor do with that kind of access?

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

If my former boss that I hated had a susceptible tv and I could remotely control it I'd probably put gay porn or cheating porn if he's married, during a family gathering.

[–] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 5 points 6 months ago

That's what I was thinking.

Some TVs have microphones and cameras. I wasn't sure if these models do and if that could be exploited or if something even more malicious would be possible.