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Smart TVs can harbor unpatched security flaws and track what you watch

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Smart TVs can harbor unpatched security flaws and track what you watch 2026-10-30 at 07:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Smart TVs and connected plugs accounted for a large share of recorded security weaknesses in household devices, according to Bitdefender’s 2026 IoT Security Landscape Report. The analysis covered approximately 10.4 million protected home routers between January and […]

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Residential proxy SDKs are hiding in LG and Samsung smart TV apps

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Residential proxy SDKs are hiding in LG and Samsung smart TV apps 2026-06-23 at 08:08 By Anamarija Pogorelec Smart TVs in living rooms run small apps that show fish tanks, clocks, solitaire games, and slideshows of puppies. A share of those apps can also send other people’s internet traffic out through the home connection. Spur […]

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Vo1d Botnet Evolves as It Ensnares 1.6 Million Android TV Boxes

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Vo1d Botnet Evolves as It Ensnares 1.6 Million Android TV Boxes 2025-02-28 at 13:31 By Eduard Kovacs The Vo1d botnet is now powered by 1.6 million Android TV devices, up from 1.3 million half a year ago.  The post Vo1d Botnet Evolves as It Ensnares 1.6 Million Android TV Boxes appeared first on SecurityWeek. This […]

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The U.S. Cyber Trust Mark set to launch

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The U.S. Cyber Trust Mark set to launch 2025-01-08 at 16:03 By Zeljka Zorz The White House has announced the launch of the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark, a voluntary cybersecurity labeling program for consumer-grade internet-connected devices. “The White House launched this bipartisan effort to educate American consumers and give them an easy way to assess […]

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EU adopts Cyber Resilience Act to secure connected products

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EU adopts Cyber Resilience Act to secure connected products 2024-10-11 at 14:17 By Zeljka Zorz The EU Council has adopted the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), a new law that aims to make consumer products with digital components safe(r) to use. CRA requirements The CRA outlines EU-wide cybersecurity standards for digital products, i.e. products that are […]

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UK enacts IoT cybersecurity law

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UK enacts IoT cybersecurity law 2024-04-29 at 17:01 By Zeljka Zorz The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (PSTI) Act has come into effect today, requiring manufacturers of consumer-grade IoT products sold in the UK to stop using guessable default passwords and have a vulnerability disclosure policy. “Most smart devices are manufactured outside the UK, but […]

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LG smart TVs may be taken over by remote attackers

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LG smart TVs may be taken over by remote attackers 2024-04-09 at 21:02 By Zeljka Zorz Bitdefender researchers have uncovered four vulnerabilities in webOS, the operating system running on LG smart TVs, which may offer attackers unrestricted (root) access to the devices. “Although the vulnerable service is intended for LAN access only, Shodan, the search […]

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Backdoored Android phones, TVs used for ad fraud – and worse!

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Backdoored Android phones, TVs used for ad fraud – and worse! 04/10/2023 at 19:46 By Help Net Security A key monetization mechanism of a sophisticated series of cybercriminal operations involving backdoored off-brand mobile and CTV Android devices has been disrupted, Human Security has announced. The company’s Satori Threat Intelligence and Research Team observed more than […]

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