I’m frankly flabbergasted to not see the US on the list.
Vo1d malware botnet grows to 1.6 million Android TVs worldwide
Submitted 1 month ago by Captainautism@lemmy.dbzer0.com to technology@lemmy.world
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Xanza@lemm.ee 1 month ago
werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 1 month ago
We’re smart enough to not plug them in. Also who watches TV anyway? You can’t even talk to anyone on TV like you can here. TV is stupid. Good riddance.
umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
i wish lol
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The Sony Bravia I have now is the first Android device I have ever owned. It is also, coincidentally, the first TV I have had to hard reboot on a regular basis because the HDMI stack keeps crashing.
I have never and will never allow this thing to go online.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
I have a Bravia, and the picture is second to none. Better than any other I’ve seen, including other OLEDs…
But holy shit is the software slow. Fuck “smart” TVs
HexagonSun@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
I guess nothing’s changed then haha. I have a 2015 LCD Bravia. No longer my main TV, but it’s been awesome.
But the delay between turning it on and being able to switch inputs… Jesus.
LettucePrey@lemm.ee 1 month ago
If you factory reset your Bravia and then decline all the Google features (don’t sign in, etc.) it’s about as close to a dumb TV as you can get these days.
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Lmao “smart” TVs
paraphrand@lemmy.world 1 month ago
users should avoid downloading apps outside of Google Play or third-party firmware images that promise extended and “unlocked” functionality.
TheBat@lemmy.world 1 month ago
You’ll have to snatch Smarttube from my cold, dead fingers
MimicJar@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The first step is buying devices from reputable vendors and trustworthy resellers to minimize the likelihood of malware being pre-loaded from the factory or while in transit.
Given the size I suspect this is also a common attack vector.
Also,
Android TV devices should have their remote access features disabled if not needed, while taking them offline when not used is also an effective strategy.
Is this a thing? Why would a TV have remote access features?
lath@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Is this a thing? Why would a TV have remote access features?
In the extremely unlikely case the warranty bound technical support team needs remote access in order to reset your settings.
LettucePrey@lemm.ee 1 month ago
My TV and computer monitor are deny-listed on my router, and I’m angry that I even have to do that.
alphabethunter@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Your monitor is “smart”?
LettucePrey@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Yes, tragically. Don’t buy a Samsung Odyssey monitor like I did. It takes 7 button presses to change the input and there’s a Disney+, Netflix, and Prime Video dedicated buttons on the remote.
I’m looking to “down”-grade ASAP.
brrt@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Why are they even connected to your router in the first place?
superglue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Not OP but, my TV has a local api. I connected it to my network so I can control it via home assistant. That can beibe reason why. Of course, its also on a VLAN that has no access to the WAN.
LettucePrey@lemm.ee 1 month ago
firmware updates, then I forget the network on the device and then denylist the MAC address