Thousands of LG TVs are vulnerable to takeover—here’s how to ensure yours isn’t one

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https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/04/patches-released-for-as-many-as-91000-hackable-lg-tvs-exposed-to-the-internet/

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

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Huffkin@feddit.uk ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Step 1: don’t give it internet access Step 2: relax

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- RagnarokOnline@programming.dev ⁨8⁩ ⁨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.
  
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  - Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨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
    
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- friend_of_satan@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Step 3: take over your own tv
  
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- olicvb@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨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)
  
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deegeese@sopuli.xyz ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Can we use this to get root and bypass LGs walled garden?

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Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
So wait, HOW do I get root access to my LG tv?

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- friend_of_satan@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  It’s worth checking RootMyTV.github.io
  
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MrTolkinghoen@lemmy.zip ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Hah. Probably not rootable. Except I turned my TV off the Internet years ago. Still running a vulnerable firmware. 🎉

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CorrodedCranium@leminal.space ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
That’s interesting. What exactly could a malicious actor do with that kind of access?

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- Grass@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  If my former boss that I hated had a susceptible tv and I could remotely control it I’d probably put gay porn or cheating porn if he’s married, during a family gathering.
  
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  - CorrodedCranium@leminal.space ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    That’s what I was thinking.
    
    Some TVs have microphones and cameras. I wasn’t sure if these models do and if that could be exploited or if something even more malicious would be possible.
    
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