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

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• Huffkin@feddit.uk ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Step 1: don’t give it internet access Step 2: relax

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  • RagnarokOnline@programming.dev ⁨7⁩ ⁨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 ⁨7⁩ ⁨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 ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Step 3: take over your own tv

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  • olicvb@lemmy.ca ⁨7⁩ ⁨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 ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Can we use this to get root and bypass LGs walled garden?

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• Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  So wait, HOW do I get root access to my LG tv?

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  • friend_of_satan@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It’s worth checking RootMyTV.github.io

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• MrTolkinghoen@lemmy.zip ⁨7⁩ ⁨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 ⁨7⁩ ⁨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 ⁨7⁩ ⁨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 ⁨7⁩ ⁨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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