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European HbbTV Smart TV Holes Make Sets Hackable

Posted by Unknown on from the all-the-better-to-spy-on-you dept.

mask.of.sanity writes "Vulnerabilities in Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV television sets have been found that allow viewers' home networks to be hacked, the programs they watched spied on, and even for TV sets to be turned into Bitcoin miners. The laboratory attacks took take advantage of the rich web features enabled in smart TVs running on the HbbTV network, a system loaded with online streaming content and apps which is used by more than 20 million viewers in Europe."

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  1. And of course........ by allaunjsilverfox2 · · Score: 4, Funny

    There STILL isn't anything worth watching on tv. :p

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  2. Smart TVs not a smart idea by ArcadeMan · · Score: 4, Insightful

    One more reason to buy a dumb computer monitor and use it as a TV.

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    1. Re:Smart TVs not a smart idea by gstoddart · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Agreed. I have no interest in having my TV connect to the internet .. or my fridge, or my toaster, or my toilet.

      Everyone is in a big rush to say "ZOMG, it's on the intarwebs and has Facebook and Netflix", but I frequently find myself thinking "wow, what a massive security hole waiting to happen".

      Vendors just want to get their product to market, and they rarely take the time to actually think about (or properly implement) security.

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  3. Re:Bitcoin mining? Is anyone still trying that? by loufoque · · Score: 4, Interesting

    What is difficult is to mine bitcoins worth more than the costs of running the machine.
    But these hackers obviously do NOT pay the electricity bills of their victims.