[mythtv-users] Smart TV hacks

Hika van den Hoven hikavdh at gmail.com
Thu Apr 27 11:53:58 UTC 2017


Hoi Mike,

Wednesday, April 26, 2017, 7:24:51 PM, you wrote:

> On 26/04/17 18:10, Jan Ceuleers wrote:
>> On 26/04/17 14:15, Simon Hobson wrote:
>>> Mike Perkins <mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I just came across this and thought it would be of interest to the group.
>>>>
>>>> https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/about-90-percent-of-smart-tvs-vulnerable-to-remote-hacking-via-rogue-tv-signals/
>>>
>>> And almost hot on it's heels comes this one, also affecting Samsung TVs :
>>>
>>> https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/26/samsung_smart_tv_wifi_direct_security_flaw/
>>>
>>> Seriously, using MAC address alone as authentication. WTF !
>>
>> Morale: do not plug your TV into the network. Do not give it wifi
>> credentials.
>>
> You're assuming that it wouldn't just go and find an open access
> point somewhere nearby? I believe 
> there are already gadgets that do exactly that. I must admit, the stupidity of some of these IoT
> engineers frightens me.

I blacklisted Samsung long ago. I have encountered to many weird
issues with them when trying to help other people.

Tot mails,
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