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

    • RagnarokOnline@programming.dev
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      9 months ago

      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
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        9 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

    • olicvb@lemmy.ca
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      9 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)