Philips Invading Users’ Smart TVs with Advertisements

Philips Invading Users’ Smart TVs with Advertisements

Company announces new ad push on smart TVs

Smart TV Running Google TV Bricked After Getting Infected with Malware

Smart TV Running Google TV Bricked After Getting Infected with Malware

LG now charging $340 for repairs, owner says

FLocker Android Ransomware Now Infects Smart TVs

FLocker Android Ransomware Now Infects Smart TVs

FLocker ransomware evolves to target smart TVs

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • February 15th, 2016
Don't Forget to Whisper Near Your Samsung Smart TV, It May Be Listening

Don't Forget to Whisper Near Your Samsung Smart TV, It May Be Listening

Samsung SmartTV privacy policy has a shade of 1984

Browser Scareware Evolves, Now Targets Smart TVs

Browser Scareware Evolves, Now Targets Smart TVs

More accounts of smart TV malware, new threats discovered

Android-Based Smart TVs Aren't That Smart When You Install Malware on Them

Android-Based Smart TVs Aren't That Smart When You Install Malware on Them

Smart TVs running older versions of Android are vulnerable

Samsung Announces GAIA Smart TV Security Platform

Samsung Announces GAIA Smart TV Security Platform

Samsung boosts security for its smart TV product line

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • December 5th, 2015
3-Year-Old Vulnerability Affects Millions of Smart TVs, Phones, and Routers

3-Year-Old Vulnerability Affects Millions of Smart TVs, Phones, and Routers

Trend Micro reports that 6.1 million devices are affected

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • November 25th, 2015
Ransomware on Your TV, Get Ready, It's Coming

Ransomware on Your TV, Get Ready, It's Coming

A PoC shows the future dangers for smart TV sets

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • November 12th, 2015
Vizio Smart TV Hacked to Give Attackers Access to Home WiFi Network

Vizio Smart TV Hacked to Give Attackers Access to Home WiFi Network

Avast confirms the recent Vizio Smart TV snooping scandal

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • November 10th, 2015
Vizio Smart TVs Track User Viewing Habits, Sell Data to Advertisers

Vizio Smart TVs Track User Viewing Habits, Sell Data to Advertisers

Another company commits reputational suicide

Sony X93C Android TV Review - Size Does Not Matter

Sony X93C Android TV Review - Size Does Not Matter

Big, shiny and glossy, the X93C is one finicky monster

Samsung's Boxee Project Is Officially Dead

Samsung's Boxee Project Is Officially Dead

This is the result of landing in the wrong hands, with wrong politics

Zidoo X9 First Android Box That Lets You Record Stuff with HDMI Input

Zidoo X9 First Android Box That Lets You Record Stuff with HDMI Input

Encryption issues aside, the Zidoo can put your HDMI to work

Samsung Doesn’t Use Encryption for Sending Voice Data from Smart TVs

Samsung Doesn’t Use Encryption for Sending Voice Data from Smart TVs

Traffic capture shows device data sent in plain text

Samsung Smart TVs Are Forcing Pop-Up Ads on People

Samsung Smart TVs Are Forcing Pop-Up Ads on People

The company has attributed them to a bug with third-party apps

Samsung Smart TVs Pick Room Chatter and Send It to Third Party

Samsung Smart TVs Pick Room Chatter and Send It to Third Party

Personal, sensitive info may be sent to third party

 
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